Open AccessPoststroke Parkinsonism associates with an increased mortality risk in patients
Author(s) -
Dorji Harnod,
Tomor Harnod,
ChengLi Lin,
Chung Y. Hsu,
ChiaHung Kao
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
annals of translational medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2305-5847
pISSN - 2305-5839
DOI - 10.21037/atm.2020.03.90
Subject(s) - medicine , cohort , hazard ratio , comorbidity , parkinsonism , incidence (geometry) , stroke (engine) , cohort study , mortality rate , cumulative incidence , disease , confidence interval , physical therapy , mechanical engineering , physics , optics , engineering
Long-term all-cause mortality risk is increased by 1.39 times in poststroke patients with PSP than in those without. Our findings depict vital information in incidence and risk of PSP. Those would aid clinicians and the government to improve future poststroke care.
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