Brain, Vol. 123, No. 6, 1280-1281,
June 2000
© 2000 Oxford University Press
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TRANSCRANIAL DOPPLER ULTRASONOGRAPHY.
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Department of Neurology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
Transcranial Doppler ultrasonography (TCD) is of growing importance in neurology, not only in the evaluation of cerebrovascular diseases but also in monitoring the intensive care or intraoperative situation and in the field of neuropsychology. This book aims to address all aspects of TCD, including the new methods of microemboli signal detection and cognitive monitoring. It also considers recent technical developments such as echo-contrast agents and three-dimensional ultrasonography. A special section for the paediatric uses of TCD is new for this type of book and underlines the importance of cerebrovascular diseases even in infancy and adolescence. This is the second
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