The prognostic significance of visible infarction on computed tomography following lacunar stroke: Results of a long-term follow-up study

Journal of Neuroimaging

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 331-335

  Walters, M R ^a   Weir, C J ^a   Adams, F G ^a   Lees, K R ^a  

^a WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerebral ischemia; Computed tomography; Outcome

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; SMOKING; SURVIVAL TIME; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

AGED; BRAIN; BRAIN INFARCTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; SURVIVAL RATE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 25844437385     PISSN: 10512284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1051228405279993     Document Type: Article

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