Stroke in young patients: Etiopathogenesis and risk factors in different age classes

Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 154-159

  Cerrato, P ^a   Grasso, M ^a   Imperiale, D ^b   Priano, L ^a   Baima, C ^a   Giraudo, M ^a   Rizzuto, A ^a   Azzaro, C ^a   Lentini, A ^a   Bergamasco, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b MARIA VITTORIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardioembolism; Large vessel disease; Small vessel disease; Stroke; Young patients

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEURYSM; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERY DISSECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CAROTID ARTERY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VASCULITIS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE OF ONSET; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 4043090794     PISSN: 10159770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000079735     Document Type: Article

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