Acute stroke in Jos University Teaching Hospital: Cranial computed tomographic findings and accuracy of the clinical diagnosis

Acute stroke in Jos University Teaching Hospital: Cranial computed tomographic findings and accuracy of the clinical diagnosis

Background: Cranial computed tomography (CT) is an invaluable tool useful in promptly differentiating hemorrhagic from ischemic stroke. However, due to the cost of CT, there has been a reliance on the World Health Organization (WHO) clinical diagnosis of stroke in some low-resource settings. Objecti...

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Main Authors: Yetunde Folake Taiwo, Emmanuel Owoicho Igoh, Charles Chibuzor Ani, Stephen Daniel Pam, Kenneth Yakubu, Femi Olu Taiwo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Sahel Medical Journal
Subjects:
Computed tomography
Nigeria
parietal lobe
stroke
Online Access:http://www.smjonline.org/article.asp?issn=1118-8561;year=2019;volume=22;issue=2;spage=71;epage=76;aulast=Taiwo

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