Risk factors, etiology and prognosis in patients older than 80 years old with ischemic stroke;Factores de riesgo, etiología y pronóstico en pacientes mayores de 80 años con accidente cerebrovascular

Revista Espanola de Geriatria y Gerontologia

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 366-369

  González Hernández, Ayoze ^a   Fabre Pi, Óscar ^a   López Fernández, Juan Carlos ^a   Platero Román, Marisa ^a   Cabrera Hidalgo, Araceli ^a   Mendoza Grimón, María Dolores ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE GRAN CANARIA DR NEGRÍN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Elderly patient; Epidemiology; Ischemic stroke; Risk factors; Transient ischemic attack

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STROKE;

EID: 59849083050     PISSN: 0211139X     EISSN: 15781747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0211-139X(08)75192-8     Document Type: Article

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