Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases
Volume 18, Issue 6 , Pages 424-427 , November 2009

Metabolic Syndrome Is Associated with Intracranial Large Artery Disease among Ethnic Chinese Patients with Stroke

  • Deidre Anne De Silva, MBBS, MRCP

      Affiliations

    • Singapore General Hospital Campus, National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Deidre Anne De Silva, MBBS, MRCP, Department of Neurology, Singapore General Hospital, Outram Road, Singapore 169608.
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  • Fung-Peng Woon, MSc

      Affiliations

    • National Heart Center, Singapore
    • ,
  • Moi-Pin Lee, RVT

      Affiliations

    • Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
    • ,
  • Christopher Li-Hsian Chen, MRCP, FAMS

      Affiliations

    • National University of Singapore, Singapore
    • National Medical Research Council, Singapore
    • ,
  • Hui-Meng Chang, MBBS, MRCP

      Affiliations

    • Singapore General Hospital Campus, National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore
    • ,
  • Meng-Cheong Wong, MBBS, MRCP

      Affiliations

    • National Medical Research Council, Singapore

Received 19 December 2008 ,Revised 7 January 2009 ,Accepted 20 January 2009.

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PII: S1052-3057(09)00025-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2009.01.010

Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases
Volume 18, Issue 6 , Pages 424-427 , November 2009

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