First-ever ischemic stroke in very old Asians: Clinical features, stroke subtypes, risk factors and outcome

European Neurology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 44-48

  Lee, Meng ^a   Huang, Wen Yi ^a   Weng, Hsu Huei ^a   Lee, Jiann Der ^a   Lee, Tsong Hai ^a,b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Ischemic stroke, outcome; Ischemic stroke, risk factor; Stroke subtype; Very old Asians

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORTALITY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; STROKE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VERY ELDERLY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 34447115635     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000102166     Document Type: Article

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