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Multiple Factors Tied to Recurrent Lacunar Infarction
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Title Multiple Factors Tied to Recurrent Lacunar Infarction
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/567906?src=rss
Description Hypertension and diabetes are significant factors associated with recurrent lacunar infarction in patients who have had a previous lacunar stroke, Spanish researchers report in the December issue of the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. Reuters Health Information
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Date Dec 27, 2007
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