Bedside emergency transcranial Doppler diagnosis of severe carotid disease using orbital window examination.

BACKGROUND: Identifying internal carotid artery (ICA) stenosis in the acute stroke setting can provide clinically useful information. Transcranial Doppler (TCD) through the orbital window is an easy test to perform and to track and identify different vessels. Previous TCD studies have suggested tha...

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Main Authors: Saqqur, M, Demchuk, A, Hill, MD, Dean, N, Schebel, M, Kennedy, J, Barber, P, Shuaib, A
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2005