Posterior circulation ischaemic stroke
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Posterior circulation ischaemic stroke.
There are important differences between posterior and anterior circulation stroke. The differences include the value of screening instruments, optimum diagnos‐ tic modalities, and clinical features (table). The face arm speech test (FAST), a widely used prehospital stroke recognition screening instrument, is less sensitive for detecting posterior circulation stroke than for anterior cir‐ culati...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0959-8138,1756-1833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.k1185