Diagnosis and management of transient ischaemic attacks in accident and emergency

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 374-379

  Libetta, C ^a,c   Venables, G S ^b  

^a NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; DIPYRIDAMOLE; HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ANGIOGRAPHY; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; VASCULAR DISEASE;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ASPIRIN; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION;

EID: 0031789940     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.15.6.374     Document Type: Article

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