High Incidence of Infarction in the Left Cerebral Hemisphere Among Young Adults

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 241-244

  Naess, Halvor ^a   Waje Andreassen, Ulrike ^a   Thomassen, Lars ^a   Myhr, Kjell Morten ^a  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cerebral infarction; incidence; left hemisphere; young adults

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRAIN ASYMMETRY; BRAIN ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN REGION; CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEFT HEMISPHERE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 33750701459     PISSN: 10523057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2006.06.003     Document Type: Article

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