Comparison of risk factors and work-up in young and middle-aged patients with TIA and ischaemic stroke

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 567-571

  Telman, G ^a   Sprecher, E ^a   Namestnikov, O ^a   Kouperberg, E ^a  

^a RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Risk factors; Stroke; TIA; Work up

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HOMOCYSTEINE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AORTA ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FORAMEN OVALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

AGE FACTORS; BRAIN; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; STROKE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77949611016     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2009.02857.x     Document Type: Article

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