Factors associated with misdiagnosis of acute stroke in young adults

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 523-527

  Kuruvilla, Abraham ^a   Bhattacharya, Pratik ^a   Rajamani, Kumar ^a   Chaturvedi, Seemant ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral infarction; diagnosis; thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTERY DISSECTION; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; MIGRAINE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING HABIT; SNEDDON SYNDROME; VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY; VERTIGO; WEAKNESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STROKE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 81155139196     PISSN: 10523057     EISSN: 15328511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2010.03.005     Document Type: Article

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