Clinical features, risk factors, and prognosis in transient global amnesia: A follow-up study

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 350-356

  Pantoni, Leonardo ^a,b   Bertini, E ^b   Lamassa, M ^a   Pracucci, G ^b   Inzitari, D ^b  

^a CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mortality; Prognosis; Psychiatric aspects; Risk factors; Transient global amnesia; Transient ischemic attacks

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANAMNESIS; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART DISEASE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; SYMPTOM; TRANSIENT GLOBAL AMNESIA; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

AMNESIA, TRANSIENT GLOBAL; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 17144377843     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2004.00982.x     Document Type: Article

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