Transient isolated brainstem symptoms preceding posterior circulation stroke: A population-based study

The Lancet Neurology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 65-71

  Paul, Nicola L M ^a   Simoni, Michela ^a   Rothwell, Peter M ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID STROKE; CONFUSION; DIPLOPIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRAINE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SLURRED SPEECH; TRANSIENT NEUROLOGICAL ATTACK; TRANSITIONAL BLINDNESS; UNITED KINGDOM; VERTEBROBASILAR STROKE; VERTIGO; VISUAL DISORDER; WEAKNESS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN INFARCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 84870823898     PISSN: 14744422     EISSN: 14744465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(12)70299-5     Document Type: Article

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