ASSESSMENT OF CEREBROVASCULAR RISK PROFILES IN HEALTHY-PERSONS - DEFINITION OF RESEARCH GOALS AND THE AUSTRIAN STROKE PREVENTION STUDY (ASPS)

Authors
SCHMIDT R LECHNER H FAZEKAS F NIEDERKORN K REINHART B GRIESHOFER P HORNER S OFFENBACHER H KOCH M EBER B SCHUMACHER M KAPELLER P FREIDL W DUSEK T
Citation
R. Schmidt et al., ASSESSMENT OF CEREBROVASCULAR RISK PROFILES IN HEALTHY-PERSONS - DEFINITION OF RESEARCH GOALS AND THE AUSTRIAN STROKE PREVENTION STUDY (ASPS), Neuroepidemiology, 13(6), 1994, pp. 308-313
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Neurosciences
Journal title
Neuroepidemiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
02515350
Volume
13
Issue
6
Year of publication
1994
Pages
308 - 313
Database
ISI
SICI code
0251-5350(1994)13:6<308:AOCRPI>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
The advent of new laboratory methods and noninvasive imaging modalitie s has extended the diagnostic possibilities in normal individuals. Thi s article elaborates the new options for the assessment of stroke risk offered by these techniques. In this context we present the Austrian Stroke Prevention Study, which is the first prospective long-term inve stigation of normals that includes Doppler sonography, magnetic resona nce imaging and single photon emission computed tomography. The design , utility and limitations of this study are discussed.