Burden and Outcome of Prevalent Ischemic Brain Disease in a National Acute Stroke Registry [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusions— In our national cohort of patients with acute ischemic stroke, nearly two thirds had a prior overt stroke or subclinical stroke. Risk of poor functional outcomes was increased for patients with prior stroke, both overt and subclinical.

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Source: Stroke - November 25, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Koton, S., Tsabari, R., Molshazki, N., Kushnir, M., Shaien, R., Eilam, A., Tanne, D., on behalf of the NASIS Investigators Tags: Acute Cerebral Infarction, Primary and Secondary Stroke Prevention, Risk Factors for Stroke Clinical Sciences Source Type: research