The prevalence and risk factor analysis of silent brain infarction in patients with first-ever ischemic stroke

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 293, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 97-101

  Oh, Seung Hun ^a   Kim, Nam Keun ^a   Kim, Sang Heum ^a   Kim, Jin Kyeoung ^a   Kim, Hyun Sook ^a   Kim, Won Chan ^a   Kim, Ok Joon ^a  

^a CHA University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

First ever; Ischemic stroke; Prevalence; Risk factor; Silent brain infarction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LARGE ARTERY DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERIVENTRICULAR WHITE MATTER HYPERINTENSITY LESION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SILENT BRAIN INFARCTION; SMALL VESSEL DISEASE; STROKE; VASCULAR DISEASE;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN; BRAIN INFARCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; STROKE;

EID: 77952107141     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2010.02.025     Document Type: Article

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