Elevated prothrombin is a risk factor for cerebral arterial ischemia in young adults

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 285-288

  Gomez Garcia E B ^a   Van Goor, M P J ^a   Leebeek, F W G ^a   Brouwers, G J ^a   Koudstaal, P J ^a   Dippel, D W J ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cerebral ischemia; Prothrombin activity; Prothrombin G20210A; Risk factors; Stroke; Young adults

Indexed keywords

PROTHROMBIN;

ADULT; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTERY EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MALE; RISK FACTOR; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTHROMBIN; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0036316421     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-8467(01)00202-5     Document Type: Article

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