Stroke prediction after transient ischemic attacks in patients admitted to a stroke unit

European Neurology

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 34-38

  Tari Capone, Francesca ^a   Cavallari, Michele ^a   Casolla, Barbara ^a   Caselli, Giulio ^a   Pieroni, Alessio ^b   Di Lazzaro, Vincenzo ^c   Napolitano, Simone ^d,e   Stanzione, Paolo ^d,e   Puca, Emanuele ^b   Toni, Danilo ^b   Rasura, Maurizia ^a   Orzi, Francesco ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^e IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Longitudinal study; Stroke risk; Stroke units; Transient ischemic attacks

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE; STROKE PATIENT; STROKE UNIT; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RECURRENCE; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE;

EID: 83155168286     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: 14219913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000332999     Document Type: Article

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