Parkinson's disease is related to an increased risk of ischemic stroke-a population-based propensity score-matched follow-up study.

OBJECTIVE: The risk of stroke in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) remains controversial. The purpose of this population-based propensity score-matched longitudinal follow-up study was to determine whether there is an increased risk of ischemic stroke after PD. METHODS: We used a logistic...

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Main Authors: Ya-Ping Huang, Li-Sheng Chen, Ming-Fang Yen, Ching-Yuan Fann, Yueh-Hsia Chiu, Hsiu-Hsi Chen, Shin-Liang Pan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3759416?pdf=render