title: Sudden neurologic deficit.
abstract: Clinicians treating sudden neurologic deficit are being faced with an increasing number of available imaging modalities. In this chapter we discuss a general approach to acute neuroimaging and weigh the considerations that determine which modality or modalities should be utilized.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
authors.forename: Marissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kellogg
authors.affiliation: Neurovascular Imaging Research Core and Department of Neurology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Conrad W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.affiliation: Neurovascular Imaging Research Core and Department of Neurology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Electronic address: davidliebeskind@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: David S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Liebeskind
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D059906:Neuroimaging / Q000145:classification / Q000379:methods
keywords: CT; MRI; imaging; neuroimaging; sudden neurologic deficit