Why are Patients with Acute Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction Being Intubated?

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Mengi T., Caliskan T., Kaya O., YAKA E.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY, vol.24, no.2, pp.126-129, 2018 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 24 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.4274/tnd.08108
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.126-129
  • Keywords: Ischemic stroke, mechanical ventilation, middle cerebral artery, neurological intensive care unit, ACUTE ISCHEMIC-STROKE, MECHANICAL VENTILATION, SURVIVAL
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: To describe the causes of intubation in patients who have been diagnosed with middle cerebral artery (MCA) infarction requiring mechanical ventilation (MV) by evaluating the clinical and radiologic features in the neurological intensive care unit (NICU).