Hyperdense middle cerebral artery sign
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Hyperdense middle cerebral artery sign.
A 57-year old man presented with sudden onset hemiplegia. On examination he had global aphasia, a dense right hemiplegia and a right extensor plantar response. He had a history of diabetes mellitus, hypertension and a myocardial infarction one year ago. A non contrast CT scan of the brain done on the same day did not show a cerebral infarction, but showed a loss of visualisation of the insular ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Grande Medical Journal
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2661-6386,2661-6238
DOI: 10.3126/gmj.v1i2.27118