Identification of stroke etiology may contribute to improve the outcome in dedicated units

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 802-810

  D'Anna, Lucio ^a,b   Gigli, Gian L ^a,b   Gregoraci, Giorgia ^c   Canal, Giessica ^a,b   Giopato, Federico ^a,b   Janes, Francesco ^a,b   Perelli, Anna ^a,b   Russo, Valentina ^a,b   Zanchettin, Barbara ^a,b   Valente, Mariarosaria ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b SANTA MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ischemic stroke; Ischemic stroke subtypes; Medical ward; Stroke unit care; TOAST criteria; Vascular vents

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; DANAPAROID; INSULIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FATALITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; INSULIN TREATMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE UNIT; SURVIVAL RATE; CLASSIFICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84933279569     PISSN: 10523057     EISSN: 15328511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2014.11.016     Document Type: Article

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