Evidence-based review of primary and secondary ischemic stroke prevention in adults: A neurosurgical perspective

Neurosurgical Focus

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Manjila, Sunil ^a   Masri, Tony ^a   Shams, Tanzila ^a   Chowdhry, Shakeel A ^a   Sila, Cathy ^a   Selman, Warren R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

Author keywords

CHADS2; Clinical trial; Evidence based study; Physician quality reporting system; Stroke prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BRAIN ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRAIN EMBOLISM; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEUROSURGERY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD; STROKE;

ADULT; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE;

EID: 79958860053     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10920684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2011.2.FOCUS1164     Document Type: Article

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