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Acute Infarct on CT

Christopher Buckle MD — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 19:29:12 +0000

The recent use of intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (TPA) to treat acute stoke has resulted in the introduction of “code strokes” in many emergency rooms, which typically require the coordinated efforts of the emergency room physician, the neurologist and the neuroradiologist . Since TPA can only be administered within a narrow window (around three hours) […]

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Early Signs of Stroke on CT

Naoum P. Issa MD PhD — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 15:27:29 +0000

Despite its poor sensitivity for detecting embolic strokes, head CT scan remains the initial imaging modality in the work up of suspected acute stroke. The rationale is to initially rule out hemorrhagic stroke and other intra-cranial hemorrhages, for which CT is the preferred imaging modality because of its sensitivity for detecting fresh blood and its […]

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