A cross-sectional feasibility study of neurovascular ultrasound in Malawian adults with acute stroke-like syndrome.

Joseph Kamtchum TatueneHenry C MwandumbaGloria Mwangalika KachingweLaura J BonnettNoel KayangeTom SolomonLaura A Benjamin

Published in: PloS one (2020)

This study demonstrates the feasibility of neurovascular ultrasound to assess cervical arteries in adults with stroke-like syndrome in sub-Saharan Africa. There is a high rate of transcranial insonation failure in this setting, highlighting the need for echocontrast agents.

Keyphrases

magnetic resonance imaging
case report
atrial fibrillation
ultrasound guided
contrast enhanced ultrasound
blood flow