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January 01, 2013; 80 (1) Article

Independent predictors of ischemic stroke in the elderly

Prospective data from a stroke unit

Paola Forti, Fabiola Maioli, Gaetano Procaccianti, Valeria Nativio, Maria-Vittoria Lega, Maura Coveri, Marco Zoli, Tommaso Sacquegna
First published December 12, 2012, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0b013e31827b1a41
Paola Forti
From the Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (P.F., M.-V.L., M.Z.), University of Bologna; and the Geriatric Stroke Unit, Medical Department (F.M., V.N., M.C.), and Neurology Stroke Unit (G.P., T.S.), Maggiore Hospital, IRCSS, Bologna, Italy.
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Fabiola Maioli
From the Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (P.F., M.-V.L., M.Z.), University of Bologna; and the Geriatric Stroke Unit, Medical Department (F.M., V.N., M.C.), and Neurology Stroke Unit (G.P., T.S.), Maggiore Hospital, IRCSS, Bologna, Italy.
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Valeria Nativio
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Maria-Vittoria Lega
From the Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (P.F., M.-V.L., M.Z.), University of Bologna; and the Geriatric Stroke Unit, Medical Department (F.M., V.N., M.C.), and Neurology Stroke Unit (G.P., T.S.), Maggiore Hospital, IRCSS, Bologna, Italy.
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Maura Coveri
From the Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (P.F., M.-V.L., M.Z.), University of Bologna; and the Geriatric Stroke Unit, Medical Department (F.M., V.N., M.C.), and Neurology Stroke Unit (G.P., T.S.), Maggiore Hospital, IRCSS, Bologna, Italy.
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Independent predictors of ischemic stroke in the elderly
Prospective data from a stroke unit
Paola Forti, Fabiola Maioli, Gaetano Procaccianti, Valeria Nativio, Maria-Vittoria Lega, Maura Coveri, Marco Zoli, Tommaso Sacquegna
Neurology Jan 2013, 80 (1) 29-38; DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e31827b1a41

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vol. 80 no. 1 29-38
DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0b013e31827b1a41
PubMed: 
23243075

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0028-3878
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  • Received April 19, 2012
  • Accepted August 27, 2012
  • First Published December 12, 2012.

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    1. Paola Forti, MD,
    2. Fabiola Maioli, MD,
    3. Gaetano Procaccianti, MD,
    4. Valeria Nativio, MD,
    5. Maria-Vittoria Lega, MD,
    6. Maura Coveri, MD,
    7. Marco Zoli, MD and
    8. Tommaso Sacquegna, MD
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  1. From the Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (P.F., M.-V.L., M.Z.), University of Bologna; and the Geriatric Stroke Unit, Medical Department (F.M., V.N., M.C.), and Neurology Stroke Unit (G.P., T.S.), Maggiore Hospital, IRCSS, Bologna, Italy.
  1. Correspondence to Dr. Forti: paola.forti{at}unibo.it
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