A practical definition of minor stroke

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1083-1086

  Crespi, Vittorio ^a   Braga, Massimiliano ^a   Beretta, Sandro ^a   Carolei, Antonio ^c   Bignamini, Angelo ^b   Sacco, Simona ^c  

^a DESIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Discharge to home; Minor stroke; mRS scale; Stroke disability

Indexed keywords

AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; MINOR STROKE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROGNOSIS; RANKIN SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; FACTUAL DATABASE; HUMAN; MULTICENTER STUDY; STROKE; TRENDS;

DATABASES, FACTUAL; HUMANS; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; STROKE;

EID: 84880920198     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: 15903478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-012-1205-8     Document Type: Article

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