A case series of young stroke in Rome

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 146-152

  Rasura, M ^a   Spalloni, A ^a   Ferrari, M ^a   De Castro, S ^b   Patella, R ^a   Di Lisi, F ^a   Beccia, M ^a,c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Etiology; Ischemic stroke; Young

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRAINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; THROMBOSIS; UNITED STATES; VASCULAR DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; RISK FACTORS; ROME; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33645239281     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2006.01159.x     Document Type: Article

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