Vertebrobasilar stenosis predicts high early recurrent stroke risk in posterior circulation stroke and TIA

Stroke

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2732-2737

  Gulli, Giosué ^a   Khan, Sofia ^a   Markus, Hugh S ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Posterior circulation; Prognosis; Stroke; TIA; Vertebrobasilar

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; STROKE; TIME FACTORS; VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68749112846     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.553859     Document Type: Article

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