Does transient ischemic attack deserve emergency care?

Nature Clinical Practice Neurology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 174-175

  Rothwell, Peter M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEUROLOGY; NEUROPROTECTION; NORTH AMERICA; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; POPULATION RISK; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; UNITED KINGDOM;

EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; RISK; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33645331301     PISSN: 1745834X     EISSN: 17458358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpneuro0114     Document Type: Article

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