Stroke subtype classification to mechanism-specific and undetermined categories by TOAST, A-S-C-O, and causative classification system: Direct comparison in the north Dublin population stroke study

Stroke

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1579-1586

  Marnane, Michael ^a   Duggan, Caroline A ^a   Sheehan, Orla C ^a   Merwick, Aine ^a   Hannon, Niamh ^a   Curtin, Denis ^a   Harris, Dawn ^a   Williams, Emma B ^a   Horgan, Gillian ^a   Kyne, Lorraine ^a   McCormack, Patricia M E ^b   Duggan, Joseph ^a   Moore, Alan ^c   Crispino O'Connell, Gloria ^d   Kelly, Peter J ^a  

^a MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b Stroke and Hypertension Unit   (Israel)

^c BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

ASCO; causative classification system; cerebral infarct; subtypes; TOAST

Indexed keywords

AGED; AORTA OCCLUSION; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EMBOLISM; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 77955174344     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.575373     Document Type: Article

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