Patient characteristics with negative diffusion-weighted imaging findings in acute lateral medullary infarction

ConclusionSmoking history and headache were associated with initial negative results in standard axial DWI-MRI in acute LMI. Additional thin-slice coronal DWI-MRI was sometimes useful in detecting acute LMI. Follow-up MRI is important for patients showing negative findings in initial DWI-MRI.

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Source: Neurological Sciences - July 11, 2020 Category: Neurology Source Type: research