Infectious disease is the most common cause of death among stroke patients: two-years of follow-up

Stroke represents the second common cause of death in adults. Objective It was to evaluate the incidence and causes of mortality after 30 days in a group of patients with an atherothrombotic ischemic stroke who were followed-up for a period of up to two years. Methods We analyzed retrospectively...

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Main Authors: Michel Ferreira Machado, Sonia Maria Dozzi Brucki, Catarina Falleiros Nogueira, Maria Sheila Guimaraes Rocha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2013-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2013000600371&lng=en&tlng=en