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Neurological picture
MRI-based thrombolysis in patients with stroke with minor aphasia
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Cases summary
We report two men (aged 39 and 63 years) presenting with a mild, isolated limitation of conversation about provided materials without obvious comprehension impairment (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score: 1). Both patients underwent magnetic resonance angiography (MRA), diffusion and perfusion weighted imaging on admission. MRI revealed limited lesions on diffusion imaging involving Wernicke (patient 1) and Broca …
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Competing interests None.
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