Stroke subtypes and comorbidity among ischemic stroke patients in brasilia and cuenca: A brazilian-spanish cross-cultural study

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 140-147

  Carod Artal, Francisco Javier ^a,b   Casanova Lanchipa, Jardiel Omar ^a   Cruz Ramírez, Luis Miguel ^a   Pérez, Noelia Sánchez ^a   Siacara Aguayo, Fátima M ^a   Moreno, Isabel Gómez ^a   Romero, Lourdes Gómez ^a   Coral, Luciene Ferreira ^c   Trizotto, Daniele Stieven ^c   Moreira, Clarissa Menezes ^c  

^a Virgen de la Luz Hospital   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT INTERNACIONAL DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^c SARAH NETWORK OF REHABILITATION HOSPITALS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; cross cultural; elderly; health care disparities; stroke; stroke subtypes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAZIL; CARDIOEMBOLIC STROKE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMORBIDITY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCLUSIVE CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANKIN SCALE; SMOKING; SPAIN;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CROSS-CULTURAL; ELDERLY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITIES; STROKE; STROKE SUBTYPES;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAZIL; CAROTID ARTERIES; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SPAIN; STROKE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891802972     PISSN: 10523057     EISSN: 15328511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2012.11.012     Document Type: Article

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