Abstract | BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: METHODS: Between 1981 and 1991, 75 young patients (aged 45 years or younger) and 723 older patients (aged older than 45 years) were diagnosed as having a transient ischemic attack and included in the study. History of presenting transient ischemic attack, risk factors, clinical features, investigations, and etiology were compared on the basis of the above age groups. RESULTS: CONCLUSIONS: This study reveals the clinical and etiologic differences between younger and older patients with transient ischemic attack. The importance of multiple etiologies in both groups of patients has diagnostic and management implications.
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Authors | G Giovannoni, V U Fritz |
Journal | Stroke
(Stroke)
Vol. 24
Issue 7
Pg. 947-53
(Jul 1993)
ISSN: 0039-2499 [Print] United States |
PMID | 8322394
(Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Age Factors
- Aged
- Humans
- Intracranial Arteriosclerosis
(complications)
- Ischemic Attack, Transient
(epidemiology, etiology)
- Middle Aged
- Migraine Disorders
(complications)
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
(complications)
- Myocardial Ischemia
(complications)
- Risk Factors
- South Africa
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