European Journal of Radiology
Volume 39, Issue 3 , Pages 180-185 , September 2001

Time course of lesion development in patients with acute brain stem infarction and correlation with NIHSS score

  • Sabine Fitzek

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität, Philosophenweg 3, D-07749 Jena, Germany
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  • Clemens Fitzek

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität, Philosophenweg 3, D-07749, Jena Germany
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  • Peter Paul Urban

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität, Langenbeckstr. 1, D-55707, Mainz, Germany
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  • Juergen Marx

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität, Langenbeckstr. 1, D-55707, Mainz, Germany
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  • Hanns Christian Hopf

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität, Langenbeckstr. 1, D-55707, Mainz, Germany
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  • Peter Stoeter

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuroradiology, Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität, Langenbeckstr. 1, D-55707, Mainz, Germany

Received 17 April 2001 ,Revised 13 June 2001 ,Accepted 15 June 2001.

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European Journal of Radiology
Volume 39, Issue 3 , Pages 180-185 , September 2001

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