Clinical implications of increased use of MRI in TIA

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 32-38

  Kvistad, C E ^a   Thomassen, L ^a   Waje Andreassen, U ^a   Moen, G ^a   Logallo, N ^a   Naess, H ^a  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cerebral infarction; Diffusion weighted MRI; TIA definition; Transient ischemic attack

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART INFARCTION; HOLTER MONITORING; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTIVE VALUE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84879131129     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ane.12068     Document Type: Article

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