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Straus SE, Majumdar SR, McAlister FA «New evidence for stroke prevention: scientific review» (en anglès). JAMA, 288, 11, setembre 2002, pàg. 1388–95. DOI: 10.1001/jama.288.11.1388. PMID: 12234233.
Goldstein LB, Adams R, Alberts MJ, et al. «Primary prevention of ischemic stroke: a guideline from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Stroke Council: cosponsored by the Atherosclerotic Peripheral Vascular Disease Interdisciplinary Working Group; Cardiovascular Nursing Council; Clinical Cardiology Council; Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism Council; and the Quality of Care and Outcomes Research Interdisciplinary Working Group: the American Academy of Neurology affirms the value of this guideline» (en anglès). Stroke, 37, 6, juny 2006, pàg. 1583–633. DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.0000223048.70103.F1. PMID: 16675728.
Antithrombotic Trialists' Collaboration «Collaborative meta-analysis of randomised trials of antiplatelet therapy for prevention of death, myocardial infarction, and stroke in high risk patients» (en anglès). BMJ, 324, 7329, gener 2002, pàg. 71–86. DOI: 10.1136/bmj.324.7329.71. PMC: 64503. PMID: 11786451.
«MRC trial of treatment of mild hypertension: principal results. Medical Research Council Working Party». British Medical Journal, 291, 6488, juliol 1985, pàg. 97–104. DOI: 10.1136/bmj.291.6488.97. PMC: 1416260. PMID: 2861880.
. Thomson R «Evidence based implementation of complex interventions». BMJ, 339, 2009, pàg. b3124. DOI: 10.1136/bmj.b3124. PMID: 19675081.
Wannamethee SG, Shaper AG, Whincup PH, Walker M «Smoking cessation and the risk of stroke in middle-aged men». JAMA, 274, 2, juliol 1995, pàg. 155–60. DOI: 10.1001/jama.274.2.155. PMID: 7596004.
Reynolds K, Lewis B, Nolen JD, et al. «Alcohol consumption and risk of stroke: a meta-analysis». JAMA, 289, 5, febrer 2003, pàg. 579–88. DOI: 10.1001/jama.289.5.579. PMID: 12578491.
Westover AN, McBride S, Haley RW «Stroke in young adults who abuse amphetamines or cocaine: a population-based study of hospitalized patients». Archives of General Psychiatry, 64, 4, abril 2007, pàg. 495–502. DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.64.4.495. PMID: 17404126.
Cantu C, Arauz A, Murillo-Bonilla LM, López M, Barinagarrementeria F «Stroke associated with sympathomimetics contained in over-the-counter cough and cold drugs». Stroke, 34, 7, 2003, pàg. 1667–72. DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.0000075293.45936.FA. PMID: 12791938.
Ederle J, Brown MM «The evidence for medicine versus surgery for carotid stenosis». European Journal of Radiology, 60, 1, octubre 2006, pàg. 3–7. DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2006.05.021. PMID: 16920313.
Collins R, Peto R, MacMahon S, et al. «Blood pressure, stroke, and coronary heart disease. Part 2, Short-term reductions in blood pressure: overview of randomised drug trials in their epidemiological context». Lancet, 335, 8693, 1990, pàg. 827–38. DOI: 10.1016/0140-6736(90)90944-Z. PMID: 1969567.
Psaty BM, Lumley T, Furberg CD, et al. «Health outcomes associated with various antihypertensive therapies used as first-line agents: a network meta-analysis». JAMA, 289, 19, 2003, pàg. 2534–44. DOI: 10.1001/jama.289.19.2534. PMID: 12759325.
. «Cholesterol, diastolic blood pressure, and stroke: 13,000 strokes in 450,000 people in 45 prospective cohorts. Prospective studies collaboration». Lancet, 346, 8991-8992, 1995, pàg. 1647–53. DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(95)92836-7. PMID: 8551820.
Gueyffier F, Bulpitt C, Boissel JP, et al. «Antihypertensive drugs in very old people: a subgroup meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. INDANA Group». Lancet, 353, 9155, 1999, pàg. 793–6. DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(98)08127-6. PMID: 10459960.
. Staessen JA, Gasowski J, Wang JG, et al. «Risks of untreated and treated isolated systolic hypertension in the elderly: meta-analysis of outcome trials». Lancet, 355, 9207, 2000, pàg. 865–72. DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(99)07330-4. PMID: 10752701.
. Beckett NS, Peters R, Fletcher AE, et al. «Treatment of Hypertension in Patients 80 Years of Age or Older». N. Engl. J. Med., 358, 18, 2008, pàg. 1887. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa0801369. PMID: 18378519.
Neal B, MacMahon S, Chapman N «Effects of ACE inhibitors, calcium antagonists, and other blood-pressure-lowering drugs: results of prospectively designed overviews of randomised trials. Blood Pressure Lowering Treatment Trialists' Collaboration». Lancet, 356, 9246, 2000, pàg. 1955–64. DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(00)03307-9. PMID: 11130523.
The Allhat Officers And Coordinators For The Allhat Collaborative Research Group, «Major outcomes in high-risk hypertensive patients randomized to angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor or calcium channel blocker vs diuretic: The Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial (ALLHAT)». JAMA, 288, 23, 2002, pàg. 2981–97. DOI: 10.1001/jama.288.23.2981. PMID: 12479763.
Wolf PA, Abbott RD, Kannel WB «Atrial fibrillation: a major contributor to stroke in the elderly. The Framingham Study». Arch. Intern. Med., 147, 9, 1987, pàg. 1561–4. DOI: 10.1001/archinte.147.9.1561. PMID: 3632164.
Fuster V, Rydén LE, Cannom DS, et al. «ACC/AHA/ESC 2006 Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines and the European Society of Cardiology Committee for Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Revise the 2001 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation): developed in collaboration with the European Heart Rhythm Association and the Heart Rhythm Society». Circulation, 114, 7, 2006, pàg. e257–354. DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.177292. PMID: 16908781.
Iso H, Jacobs DR, Wentworth D, Neaton JD, Cohen JD «Serum cholesterol levels and six-year mortality from stroke in 350,977 men screened for the multiple risk factor intervention trial». N. Engl. J. Med., 320, 14, 1989, pàg. 904–10. DOI: 10.1056/NEJM198904063201405. PMID: 2619783.
O'Regan C, Wu P, Arora P, Perri D, Mills EJ «Statin therapy in stroke prevention: a meta-analysis involving 121,000 patients». Am. J. Med., 121, 1, 2008, pàg. 24–33. DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2007.06.033. PMID: 18187070.
Hebert PR, Gaziano JM, Hennekens CH «An overview of trials of cholesterol lowering and risk of stroke». Arch. Intern. Med., 155, 1, 1995, pàg. 50-5. DOI: 10.1001/archinte.155.1.50. PMID: 7802520.
«Intensive blood-glucose control with sulphonylureas or insulin compared with conventional treatment and risk of complications in patients with type 2 diabetes (UKPDS 33). UK Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS) Group». Lancet, 352, 9131, 1998, pàg. 837–53. DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(98)07019-6. PMID: 9742976.
. Dormandy JA, Charbonnel B, Eckland DJ, et al. «Secondary prevention of macrovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes in the PROactive Study (PROspective pioglitAzone Clinical Trial In macroVascular Events): a randomised controlled trial». Lancet, 366, 9493, 2005, pàg. 1279–89. DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)67528-9. PMID: 16214598.
Johnson ES, Lanes SF, Wentworth CE, Satterfield MH, Abebe BL, Dicker LW «A metaregression analysis of the dose-response effect of aspirin on stroke». Arch. Intern. Med., 159, 11, 1999, pàg. 1248–53. DOI: 10.1001/archinte.159.11.1248. PMID: 10371234.
Hankey GJ, Sudlow CL, Dunbabin DW «Thienopyridine derivatives (ticlopidine, clopidogrel) versus aspirin for preventing stroke and other serious vascular events in high vascular risk patients». Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 2, 2000, pàg. CD001246. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD001246. PMID: 10796426.
Halkes PH, van Gijn J, Kappelle LJ, Koudstaal PJ, Algra A «Aspirin plus dipyridamole versus aspirin alone after cerebral ischaemia of arterial origin (ESPRIT): randomised controlled trial». Lancet, 367, 9523, 2006, pàg. 1665–73. DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(06)68734-5. PMID: 16714187.
Algra A; Halkes, PH; Van Gijn, J [et al]. «Medium intensity oral anticoagulants versus aspirin after cerebral ischaemia of arterial origin (ESPRIT): a randomised controlled trial». Lancet Neurol, 6, 2, 2007, pàg. 115–24. DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(06)70685-8. PMID: 17239798.
Hart RG, Halperin JL, McBride R, Benavente O, Man-Son-Hing M, Kronmal RA «Aspirin for the primary prevention of stroke and other major vascular events: meta-analysis and hypotheses». Arch. Neurol., 57, 3, 2000, pàg. 326–32. DOI: 10.1001/archneur.57.3.326. PMID: 10714657.
Bartolucci AA, Howard G «Meta-analysis of data from the six primary prevention trials of cardiovascular events using aspirin». Am. J. Cardiol., 98, 6, 2006, pàg. 746–50. DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.04.012. PMID: 16950176.
Berger JS, Roncaglioni MC, Avanzini F, Pangrazzi I, Tognoni G, Brown DL «Aspirin for the primary prevention of cardiovascular events in women and men: a sex-specific meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials». JAMA, 295, 3, 2006, pàg. 306–13. DOI: 10.1001/jama.295.3.306. PMID: 16418466.
. Yerman T, Gan WQ, Sin DD «The influence of gender on the effects of aspirin in preventing myocardial infarction». BMC Med, 5, 2007, pàg. 29. DOI: 10.1186/1741-7015-5-29. PMC: 2131749. PMID: 17949479.
Rothwell PM, Eliasziw M, Gutnikov SA, et al. «Analysis of pooled data from the randomised controlled trials of endarterectomy for symptomatic carotid stenosis». Lancet, 361, 9352, 2003, pàg. 107–16. DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(03)12228-3. PMID: 12531577.
Ringleb PA, Chatellier G, Hacke W, et al. «Safety of endovascular treatment of carotid artery stenosis compared with surgical treatment: a meta-analysis». J. Vasc. Surg., 47, 2, 2008, pàg. 350-5. DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2007.10.035. PMID: 18241759.
. Ederle J, Featherstone RL, Brown MM «Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stenting for carotid artery stenosis». Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 4, 2007, pàg. CD000515. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD000515.pub3. PMID: 17943745.
Rothwell PM, Eliasziw M, Gutnikov SA, Warlow CP, Barnett HJ «Endarterectomy for symptomatic carotid stenosis in relation to clinical subgroups and timing of surgery». Lancet, 363, 9413, 2004, pàg. 915–24. DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(04)15785-1. PMID: 15043958.
. Fairhead JF, Mehta Z, Rothwell PM «Population-based study of delays in carotid imaging and surgery and the risk of recurrent stroke». Neurology, 65, 3, 2005, pàg. 371–5. DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000170368.82460.b4. PMID: 16087900.
Halliday A, Mansfield A, Marro J, et al. «Prevention of disabling and fatal strokes by successful carotid endarterectomy in patients without recent neurological symptoms: randomised controlled trial». Lancet, 363, 9420, 2004, pàg. 1491–502. DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(04)16146-1. PMID: 15135594.
Straus SE, Majumdar SR, McAlister FA «New evidence for stroke prevention: scientific review» (en anglès). JAMA, 288, 11, setembre 2002, pàg. 1388–95. DOI: 10.1001/jama.288.11.1388. PMID: 12234233.
Goldstein LB, Adams R, Alberts MJ, et al. «Primary prevention of ischemic stroke: a guideline from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Stroke Council: cosponsored by the Atherosclerotic Peripheral Vascular Disease Interdisciplinary Working Group; Cardiovascular Nursing Council; Clinical Cardiology Council; Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism Council; and the Quality of Care and Outcomes Research Interdisciplinary Working Group: the American Academy of Neurology affirms the value of this guideline» (en anglès). Stroke, 37, 6, juny 2006, pàg. 1583–633. DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.0000223048.70103.F1. PMID: 16675728.
Antithrombotic Trialists' Collaboration «Collaborative meta-analysis of randomised trials of antiplatelet therapy for prevention of death, myocardial infarction, and stroke in high risk patients» (en anglès). BMJ, 324, 7329, gener 2002, pàg. 71–86. DOI: 10.1136/bmj.324.7329.71. PMC: 64503. PMID: 11786451.
«MRC trial of treatment of mild hypertension: principal results. Medical Research Council Working Party». British Medical Journal, 291, 6488, juliol 1985, pàg. 97–104. DOI: 10.1136/bmj.291.6488.97. PMC: 1416260. PMID: 2861880.
. Thomson R «Evidence based implementation of complex interventions». BMJ, 339, 2009, pàg. b3124. DOI: 10.1136/bmj.b3124. PMID: 19675081.
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Reynolds K, Lewis B, Nolen JD, et al. «Alcohol consumption and risk of stroke: a meta-analysis». JAMA, 289, 5, febrer 2003, pàg. 579–88. DOI: 10.1001/jama.289.5.579. PMID: 12578491.
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Westover AN, McBride S, Haley RW «Stroke in young adults who abuse amphetamines or cocaine: a population-based study of hospitalized patients». Archives of General Psychiatry, 64, 4, abril 2007, pàg. 495–502. DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.64.4.495. PMID: 17404126.
Cantu C, Arauz A, Murillo-Bonilla LM, López M, Barinagarrementeria F «Stroke associated with sympathomimetics contained in over-the-counter cough and cold drugs». Stroke, 34, 7, 2003, pàg. 1667–72. DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.0000075293.45936.FA. PMID: 12791938.
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Ederle J, Brown MM «The evidence for medicine versus surgery for carotid stenosis». European Journal of Radiology, 60, 1, octubre 2006, pàg. 3–7. DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2006.05.021. PMID: 16920313.
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Psaty BM, Lumley T, Furberg CD, et al. «Health outcomes associated with various antihypertensive therapies used as first-line agents: a network meta-analysis». JAMA, 289, 19, 2003, pàg. 2534–44. DOI: 10.1001/jama.289.19.2534. PMID: 12759325.
. «Cholesterol, diastolic blood pressure, and stroke: 13,000 strokes in 450,000 people in 45 prospective cohorts. Prospective studies collaboration». Lancet, 346, 8991-8992, 1995, pàg. 1647–53. DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(95)92836-7. PMID: 8551820.
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Gueyffier F, Bulpitt C, Boissel JP, et al. «Antihypertensive drugs in very old people: a subgroup meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. INDANA Group». Lancet, 353, 9155, 1999, pàg. 793–6. DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(98)08127-6. PMID: 10459960.
. Staessen JA, Gasowski J, Wang JG, et al. «Risks of untreated and treated isolated systolic hypertension in the elderly: meta-analysis of outcome trials». Lancet, 355, 9207, 2000, pàg. 865–72. DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(99)07330-4. PMID: 10752701.
. Beckett NS, Peters R, Fletcher AE, et al. «Treatment of Hypertension in Patients 80 Years of Age or Older». N. Engl. J. Med., 358, 18, 2008, pàg. 1887. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa0801369. PMID: 18378519.
Neal B, MacMahon S, Chapman N «Effects of ACE inhibitors, calcium antagonists, and other blood-pressure-lowering drugs: results of prospectively designed overviews of randomised trials. Blood Pressure Lowering Treatment Trialists' Collaboration». Lancet, 356, 9246, 2000, pàg. 1955–64. DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(00)03307-9. PMID: 11130523.
The Allhat Officers And Coordinators For The Allhat Collaborative Research Group, «Major outcomes in high-risk hypertensive patients randomized to angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor or calcium channel blocker vs diuretic: The Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial (ALLHAT)». JAMA, 288, 23, 2002, pàg. 2981–97. DOI: 10.1001/jama.288.23.2981. PMID: 12479763.
Wolf PA, Abbott RD, Kannel WB «Atrial fibrillation: a major contributor to stroke in the elderly. The Framingham Study». Arch. Intern. Med., 147, 9, 1987, pàg. 1561–4. DOI: 10.1001/archinte.147.9.1561. PMID: 3632164.
Fuster V, Rydén LE, Cannom DS, et al. «ACC/AHA/ESC 2006 Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines and the European Society of Cardiology Committee for Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Revise the 2001 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation): developed in collaboration with the European Heart Rhythm Association and the Heart Rhythm Society». Circulation, 114, 7, 2006, pàg. e257–354. DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.177292. PMID: 16908781.
Iso H, Jacobs DR, Wentworth D, Neaton JD, Cohen JD «Serum cholesterol levels and six-year mortality from stroke in 350,977 men screened for the multiple risk factor intervention trial». N. Engl. J. Med., 320, 14, 1989, pàg. 904–10. DOI: 10.1056/NEJM198904063201405. PMID: 2619783.
O'Regan C, Wu P, Arora P, Perri D, Mills EJ «Statin therapy in stroke prevention: a meta-analysis involving 121,000 patients». Am. J. Med., 121, 1, 2008, pàg. 24–33. DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2007.06.033. PMID: 18187070.
Hebert PR, Gaziano JM, Hennekens CH «An overview of trials of cholesterol lowering and risk of stroke». Arch. Intern. Med., 155, 1, 1995, pàg. 50-5. DOI: 10.1001/archinte.155.1.50. PMID: 7802520.
«Intensive blood-glucose control with sulphonylureas or insulin compared with conventional treatment and risk of complications in patients with type 2 diabetes (UKPDS 33). UK Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS) Group». Lancet, 352, 9131, 1998, pàg. 837–53. DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(98)07019-6. PMID: 9742976.
. Dormandy JA, Charbonnel B, Eckland DJ, et al. «Secondary prevention of macrovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes in the PROactive Study (PROspective pioglitAzone Clinical Trial In macroVascular Events): a randomised controlled trial». Lancet, 366, 9493, 2005, pàg. 1279–89. DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)67528-9. PMID: 16214598.
Johnson ES, Lanes SF, Wentworth CE, Satterfield MH, Abebe BL, Dicker LW «A metaregression analysis of the dose-response effect of aspirin on stroke». Arch. Intern. Med., 159, 11, 1999, pàg. 1248–53. DOI: 10.1001/archinte.159.11.1248. PMID: 10371234.
Hankey GJ, Sudlow CL, Dunbabin DW «Thienopyridine derivatives (ticlopidine, clopidogrel) versus aspirin for preventing stroke and other serious vascular events in high vascular risk patients». Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 2, 2000, pàg. CD001246. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD001246. PMID: 10796426.
Halkes PH, van Gijn J, Kappelle LJ, Koudstaal PJ, Algra A «Aspirin plus dipyridamole versus aspirin alone after cerebral ischaemia of arterial origin (ESPRIT): randomised controlled trial». Lancet, 367, 9523, 2006, pàg. 1665–73. DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(06)68734-5. PMID: 16714187.
Algra A; Halkes, PH; Van Gijn, J [et al]. «Medium intensity oral anticoagulants versus aspirin after cerebral ischaemia of arterial origin (ESPRIT): a randomised controlled trial». Lancet Neurol, 6, 2, 2007, pàg. 115–24. DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(06)70685-8. PMID: 17239798.
Hart RG, Halperin JL, McBride R, Benavente O, Man-Son-Hing M, Kronmal RA «Aspirin for the primary prevention of stroke and other major vascular events: meta-analysis and hypotheses». Arch. Neurol., 57, 3, 2000, pàg. 326–32. DOI: 10.1001/archneur.57.3.326. PMID: 10714657.
Bartolucci AA, Howard G «Meta-analysis of data from the six primary prevention trials of cardiovascular events using aspirin». Am. J. Cardiol., 98, 6, 2006, pàg. 746–50. DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.04.012. PMID: 16950176.
Berger JS, Roncaglioni MC, Avanzini F, Pangrazzi I, Tognoni G, Brown DL «Aspirin for the primary prevention of cardiovascular events in women and men: a sex-specific meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials». JAMA, 295, 3, 2006, pàg. 306–13. DOI: 10.1001/jama.295.3.306. PMID: 16418466.
. Yerman T, Gan WQ, Sin DD «The influence of gender on the effects of aspirin in preventing myocardial infarction». BMC Med, 5, 2007, pàg. 29. DOI: 10.1186/1741-7015-5-29. PMC: 2131749. PMID: 17949479.
Rothwell PM, Eliasziw M, Gutnikov SA, et al. «Analysis of pooled data from the randomised controlled trials of endarterectomy for symptomatic carotid stenosis». Lancet, 361, 9352, 2003, pàg. 107–16. DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(03)12228-3. PMID: 12531577.
Ringleb PA, Chatellier G, Hacke W, et al. «Safety of endovascular treatment of carotid artery stenosis compared with surgical treatment: a meta-analysis». J. Vasc. Surg., 47, 2, 2008, pàg. 350-5. DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2007.10.035. PMID: 18241759.
. Ederle J, Featherstone RL, Brown MM «Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stenting for carotid artery stenosis». Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 4, 2007, pàg. CD000515. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD000515.pub3. PMID: 17943745.
Rothwell PM, Eliasziw M, Gutnikov SA, Warlow CP, Barnett HJ «Endarterectomy for symptomatic carotid stenosis in relation to clinical subgroups and timing of surgery». Lancet, 363, 9413, 2004, pàg. 915–24. DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(04)15785-1. PMID: 15043958.
. Fairhead JF, Mehta Z, Rothwell PM «Population-based study of delays in carotid imaging and surgery and the risk of recurrent stroke». Neurology, 65, 3, 2005, pàg. 371–5. DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000170368.82460.b4. PMID: 16087900.
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