Prolongation of the frequency-corrected QT dispersion following cerebral strokes with involvement of the insula of Reil

European Neurology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 190-193

  Eckardt, M ^a   Gerlach, L ^a   Welter, F L ^a  

^a Department of Neurology ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Insula of Reil; QT dispersion; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; INSULA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; RISK FACTOR; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 0032718762     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000008105     Document Type: Article

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