Abstract:Background and Objective: Stroke is one of the two leading causes of mortality worldwide and leads to 9.7% of the world's total deaths. Identifying risk factors that increase the likelihood of stroke or the factors that are associated with its occurrence may have an important role in reducing this disease. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of symptomatic extracranial artery stenosis in patients with ischemic stroke (IS) admitted in Imam Khomeini Hospital of Urmia in 2011-2012 and its relatio… Show more
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