Annual incidence of first silent stroke in the United States: A preliminary estimate

Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 280-285

  Leary, Megan C ^a   Saver, Jeffrey L ^b  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral Infarct; Incidence; Lacune; Microhemorrhage; Silent stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORBIDITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0041353101     PISSN: 10159770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000071128     Document Type: Article

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