The patient with transient cerebral ischemia: A golden opportunity for stroke prevention

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 170, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1134-1137

  Johnston, Dean C C ^a,c   Hill, Michael D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

EID: 1842610768     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.1021148     Document Type: Review

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