Rapid identification of a major diffusion/perfusion mismatch in distal internal carotid artery or middle cerebral artery ischemic stroke
Hakimelahi R, Yoo A, He J, Schwamm L, Lev M, Schaefer P, González R. Rapid identification of a major diffusion/perfusion mismatch in distal internal carotid artery or middle cerebral artery ischemic stroke. BMC Neurology 2012, 12: 132. PMID: 23121836, PMCID: PMC3519648, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2377-12-132.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiffusion/perfusion mismatchDWI lesion volumeInternal carotid arteryLesion volumePerfusion mismatchConsecutive patientsCarotid arteryMiddle cerebral artery ischemic strokeDiffusion/perfusion MRITerminal internal carotid arteryProximal middle cerebral arteryDistal internal carotid arteryLarger mismatch volumeProximal MCA occlusionMiddle cerebral arteryDiffusion lesion volumeSame inclusion criteriaTerminal ICAArtery occlusionIschemic strokeMCA occlusionStroke onsetCerebral arteryStroke patientsPatient assessment