Three-year survival after first-ever ischemic stroke is predicted by initial stroke severity: A hospital-based study

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 296-301

  Chang, Ku Chou ^a,b   Lee, Hsuei Chen ^c,d   Tseng, Mei Chiun ^e   Huang, Yu Ching ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Ischemic stroke; Prognostic factors; Stroke severity; Survival; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUPS BY AGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH STROKE SCALE; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; DATA COLLECTION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES; SEX FACTORS; STROKE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950043676     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2009.12.016     Document Type: Article

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