Impact of seizures on morbidity and mortality after stroke: A Canadian multi-centre cohort study

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 52-58

  Burneo, J G ^a   Fang, J ^b   Saposnik, G ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Morbidity; Mortality; Outcome; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CANADA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FATALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEGLECT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANKIN SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEIZURE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; CANADA; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF LIFE; SEIZURES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STROKE;

EID: 73449124105     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2009.02739.x     Document Type: Article

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