Population
180 patients with pure motor stroke from presumed lacunar infarct, collected between 1983 and 1986 from a…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
at least 10 years
Authors
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Excess mortality beyond 5 years after lacunar pure motor stroke warrants prognostic caution; leaves open whether targeted interventions improve survival.
The long-term prognosis (beyond 5 years) for survival in patients with pure motor stroke from lacunar infarct is less favorable than previously reported, with a clear excess of death compared to the general population.
Staaf et al. (2001) studied this question.
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