Precipitants of brain infarction: Role of preceding infection/inflammation and recent psychological stress

Stroke

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1999-2004

  Macko, Richard F ^a,b   Ameriso, Sebastian F ^a   Barndt, Robert ^a   Clough, Wendy ^a   Weiner, John M ^a   Fisher, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

cerebral infarction; infection; inflammation; risk factors; stress, psychological

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN INFECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENCEPHALITIS; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0029834053     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.27.11.1999     Document Type: Article

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