Hypertension after acute ischemic stroke in older patients: Effect on neurological outcome

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1971-1973

  Giantin, Valter ^a   Franchin, Alessandro ^a   Seresin, Chiara ^a   Toffanello, Elena D ^a   Simonato, Matteo ^a   Panzuto, Giovanni ^a   Manzato, Enzo ^a   Enzi, Giuliano ^a   Semplicini, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BRAIN CIRCULATION; BRAIN FUNCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LETTER; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RATING SCALE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; STROKE;

EID: 54749152431     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.01869.x     Document Type: Letter

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