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The “eye sign” in acute stroke: not necessarily poor outcome
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- Published on: 13 April 2016
- Published on: 13 April 2016The "eye sign" in acute stroke: not necessarily poor outcome.Show More
Dear Editor,
In the March 2009 edition, Friedman et al presented the case of a 75- year-old man with acute onset of dysarthria, facial droop and right conjugate eye deviation (CED) that could not be overcome by the oculocephalic maneuver (gaze preference) (1). CT, CTA and CTP of the brain confirmed a discrete right middle cerebral artery infarct. The NIH Stroke Scale was 5 and the patient did not receive throm...
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