Transient neurological attacks in the general population. Prevalence, risk factors, and clinical relevance

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Patients with typical transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) have a higher risk of stroke but a lower risk of cardiac events than patients with nonspecific transient neurological symptoms. We assessed the prevalences of typical TIAs and nonspecific transient neurological attacks (TNAs) and their determinants in the general population because such data are virtually absent. METHODS: The Rotterdam Study is a population-based cohort study of 7983 subjects, aged 55 years and over, conducted in a district of Rotterdam, the Netherlands. At baseline examination, a history of episod... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Bots, M.L. (Michiel)
Wilk, E.C. (Eline) van der
Koudstaal, P.J. (Peter)
Hofman, A. (Albert)
Grobbee, D.E. (Diederick)
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 1997
Schlagwörter: Age Distribution / Aged / Cohort Studies / Female / Humans / Ischemic Attack / Transient/*epidemiology/physiopathology / Male / Middle Aged / Netherlands / Prevalence / Risk Factors / Sex Distribution / cerebral ischemia / transient / cerebrovascular disorders / epidemiology / the Netherlands
Sprache: Englisch
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Link(s) : http://repub.eur.nl/pub/22522