The validity of a simple clinical classification of acute ischaemic stroke

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 243, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 274-279

  Wardlaw, J M ^a   Dennis, M S ^a   Lindley, R I ^a   Sellar, R J ^a   Warlow, C P ^a  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brain CT; Cerebral infarction; Cerebrovascular diseases; Clinical examination; Stroke; Stroke scales

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN TOMOGRAPHY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE;

CEREBRAL INFARCTION; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0030050789     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00868526     Document Type: Article

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