Acute ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack in the very old-risk factor profile and stroke subtype between patients older than 80 years and patients aged less than 80 years

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 895-899

  Rojas, J I ^a   Zurru M C ^a   Romano, M ^a   Patrucco, L ^a   Cristiano, E ^a  

^a HOSPITAL ITALIANO DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Ischemic stroke; Prognosis; Vascular risk factors; Very old

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; VERY ELDERLY;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING;

EID: 34547108082     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2007.01841.x     Document Type: Article

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