Transient ischaemic attack clinics and management of transient ischaemic attacks

Current Opinion in Neurology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 50-58

  Merwick, Áine ^a   Kelly, Peter J ^a  

^a MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

delay to presentation; diffusion weighted imaging; risk prediction; transient ischaemic attack

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; DIPYRIDAMOLE;

CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ARTERY STENTING; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ENDARTERECTOMY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; STROKE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THERAPY DELAY; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CAROTID STENOSIS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 78651392727     PISSN: 13507540     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WCO.0b013e3283424c6b     Document Type: Review

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