Factors associated with misdiagnosis of acute stroke in young adults.

Abraham Kuruvilla; Pratik Bhattacharya; Kumar Rajamani; Seemant Chaturvedi

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Factors associated with misdiagnosis of acute stroke in young adults.

December 7, 2011

Kuruvilla A, Bhattacharya P, Rajamani K, et al. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2011;20(6):523-7.

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This study describes factors that contribute to diagnostic errors in young patients with a stroke.

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