Epidemiology and characteristics of occipital brain infarcts in young adults in southwestern Finland

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 257, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 259-263

  Martikainen, Mika H ^a   Majamaa, Kari ^a,b  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Epidemiology of mitochondrial disease; Occipital brain infarct; Stroke; Young

Indexed keywords

DNA POLYMERASE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; POLYMERASE GAMMA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC CODE; HAPLOTYPE; HOMONYMOUS HEMIANOPIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRAINE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OCCIPITAL BRAIN INFARCTION; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN INFARCTION; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; DNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HEMIANOPSIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; MUTATION, MISSENSE; OCCIPITAL LOBE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77749335550     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-009-5305-1     Document Type: Article

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