Impact of silent infarction on the outcome of stroke patients

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 224-230

  Ong, Cheung Ter ^a   Sung, Kuo Chun ^b   Sung, Sheng Feng ^a   Wu, Chi Shun ^a   Hsu, Yung Chu ^a   Su, Yu Hsiang ^a  

^a CHIA YI CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHIA NAN UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY AND SCIENCE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Magnetic resonance imaging; Silent cerebral infarction; Stroke; Transient ischemic attack

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SILENT MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SMOKING HABIT; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

EID: 65349122934     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60056-5     Document Type: Article

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