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Stroke in the Very Old
Author(s) -
Antonio Di Carlo,
Maria Lamassa,
Giovanni Pracucci,
Anna Basile,
Gloria Trefoloni,
Charles Wolfe,
Kate Tilling,
Shah Ebrahim,
Domenico Inzitari
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/01.str.30.11.2313
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , odds ratio , modified rankin scale , urinary incontinence , swallowing , rehabilitation , population , physical therapy , pediatrics , dysphagia , paralysis , surgery , mechanical engineering , ischemic stroke , environmental health , ischemia , engineering
The oldest old represent the fastest-growing segment of the elderly population in developed countries. Knowledge of age-specific aspects of stroke is essential to establish diagnostic and therapeutic pathways and to set up prevention and rehabilitation programs. We sought to evaluate stroke features and functional outcome in patients aged >/=80 years compared with the younger age groups.

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