TY - JOUR
T1 - Survival and Function after Stroke
AU - Tenser, Richard
AU - Schell, A. Robert
AU - Gresham, Glen A.
AU - Fitzpatrick, Therese E.
AU - Wolf, Philip A.
AU - Mcnamara, Patricia M.
AU - Kannel, William B.
AU - Dawber, Thomas R.
PY - 1976/6/17
Y1 - 1976/6/17
N2 - To the Editor: In their thorough article on residual disability in survivors of stroke, Gresham et al (N Engl J Med 293:954, 1975) reported that of 313 patients with stroke 190 died, and stated that “Stroke is a disease of high mortality. “Of great importance to physicians considering medical or surgical treatment of patients with a history of stroke is the natural history, most importantly the mortality of this disease. Therefore, it would be of great interest to know how many if not all, of the 190 died directly from stroke (e.g., massive cerebral infarction or cerebral herniation) or indirectly. . .
AB - To the Editor: In their thorough article on residual disability in survivors of stroke, Gresham et al (N Engl J Med 293:954, 1975) reported that of 313 patients with stroke 190 died, and stated that “Stroke is a disease of high mortality. “Of great importance to physicians considering medical or surgical treatment of patients with a history of stroke is the natural history, most importantly the mortality of this disease. Therefore, it would be of great interest to know how many if not all, of the 190 died directly from stroke (e.g., massive cerebral infarction or cerebral herniation) or indirectly. . .
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U2 - 10.1056/NEJM197606172942522
DO - 10.1056/NEJM197606172942522
M3 - Letter
AN - SCOPUS:85023235502
SN - 0028-4793
VL - 294
JO - New England Journal of Medicine
JF - New England Journal of Medicine
IS - 25
ER -