Hemoglobin A1C is independently associated with severity and prognosis of brainstem infarctions

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 317, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 87-91

  Li, Haiyan ^a   Kang, Zhuang ^a   Qiu, Wei ^a   Hu, Biao ^b   Wu, Ai Min ^a   Dai, Yongqiang ^a   Hu, Xueqiang ^a   Luo, Jesse ^c   Zhang, Bingjun ^a   Lu, Zhengqi ^a  

^a THE THIRD AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brainstem infarctions; Hemoglobin A1C; Prognosis; Severity

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION SIZE; BRAIN STEM INFARCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH STROKE SCALE; NEUROIMAGING; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RANKIN SCALE; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRAIN STEM INFARCTIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84862781195     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: 18785883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2012.02.024     Document Type: Article

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