Ischemic stroke in young adults: Classification and risk factors

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 259, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 653-659

  Chatzikonstantinou, Anastasios ^a   Wolf, Marc E ^a   Hennerici, Michael G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

ASCO; Brain ischemia; Risk factors; Stroke in young; TOAST

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH STROKE SCALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATENT FORAMEN OVALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; VASCULAR DISEASE;

ADULT; BLOOD VESSELS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; FEMALE; FORAMEN OVALE, PATENT; HUMANS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; STROKE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862575447     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-011-6234-3     Document Type: Article

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