Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases
Volume 15, Issue 2 , Pages 57-63 , March 2006

Silent Brain Infarction and Subcortical White Matter Lesions Increase the Risk of Stroke and Mortality: A Prospective Cohort Study

  • Hirokazu Bokura, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Hematology, & Rheumatology, Shimane, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Hirokazu Bokura, MD, PhD, Shimane University, Faculty of Medicine, 89-1 Enya-cho, Shimane 693-8501, Japan
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  • Shotai Kobayashi, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Director of University Hospital, Shimane University, Faculty of Medicine, Shimane, Japan
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  • Shuhei Yamaguchi, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Hematology, & Rheumatology, Shimane, Japan
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  • Kenichi Iijima, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Hematology, & Rheumatology, Shimane, Japan
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  • Atsushi Nagai, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Hematology, & Rheumatology, Shimane, Japan
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  • Genya Toyoda, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Hematology, & Rheumatology, Shimane, Japan
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  • Hiroaki Oguro, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Hematology, & Rheumatology, Shimane, Japan
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  • Kazuo Takahashi, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Hematology, & Rheumatology, Shimane, Japan

Received 11 July 2005 ,Revised 13 October 2005 ,Accepted 17 October 2005.

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 Supported by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (2002–2003) and Shimane Institute of Health Science (2003–2004)

PII: S1052-3057(05)00137-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2005.11.001

Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases
Volume 15, Issue 2 , Pages 57-63 , March 2006

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