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Girl, 12, who died of a stroke after doctors refused 'persistent' requests by her mother for a scan could have survived if bleeding on the brain was diagnosed earlier, inquest told
However, Dr Trompeter said she believed an 'urgent' CT scan should have been ordered at that stage. Dr Trompeter said of Victoria, who had a previous stroke ... containing a picture of their ...
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Neuroimaging of Ischemic Stroke With CT and MRI: Advancing Towards Physiology-Based Diagnosis and Therapy
The clinical syndrome produced by a stroke is determined by the artery or arteries that are occluded. Blood is supplied to the brain by two major sets of arteries, the anterior and posterior ...
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Manchester hospital scan delay 'contributed to girl's stroke death'
Victoria Olabode was "such a beautiful girl," says her mother A three-day delay in giving a 12-year-old girl a CT scan contributed to her stroke death, a hospital has admitted. Victoria Olabode ...
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Neuroimaging of Ischemic Stroke With CT and MRI: Advancing Towards Physiology-Based Diagnosis and Therapy
Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2009;7(1):29-48. Several additional trials are using identification of a penumbra by neuroimaging for the inclusion of patients. The ReoPro Retavase Reperfusion of ...