Malignant middle cerebral artery infarct: A clinical case report

Background:Ischaemic stroke accounts for 87% of strokes and occurs when a clot or a thrombus blocks a blood vessel, cutting off blood flow to a part of the brain. If large areas of brain are affected, space-occupying oedema may result, leading to rapid neurological deterioration, coma and death. Ma...

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Main Authors: Kwan Yee (Queenie) Leung, Rosalind Elliott, Sheila Jala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Exeley Inc. 2018-06-01
Series:Australasian Journal of Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.exeley.com/exeley/journals/australasian_journal_of_neuroscience/28/1/pdf/10.21307_ajon-2017-008.pdf