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Value in Prognosis of Clinical Course

Paul Gutterman, MD; Henry A. Shenkin, MD

JAMA. 1969;207(1):145-147.

Abstract
The brain scans of 50 patients with complete nonhemorrhagic strokes were classified as normal or abnormal. Those patients with an abnormal brain scan had a significantly greater chance of a persisting neurological deficit and less chance of a worthwhile neurological recovery.

Author Affiliations
From the Department of Neurological Surgery, Episcopal Hospital, Philadelphia.

Footnotes
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