Transient global amnesia in the district general hospital

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 255-258

  Larner, A J ^a  

^a WALTON CENTRE FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

AGED; AMNESIA, TRANSIENT GLOBAL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33847057676     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2006.00897.x     Document Type: Article

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