ABCD2 score predicts severity rather than risk of early recurrent events after transient ischemic attack.

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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The ABCD(2) score predicts the early risk of stroke after transient ischemic attack (TIA). However, data on the severity of recurrent events would also be useful. Do patients with high scores also have more severe early recurrent strokes, perhaps further justifying hospital admission? Do patients with low scores have a low early risk of recurrent TIA as well as recurrent stroke? METHODS: We completed a prospective, population-based study in Oxfordshire, England, of 500...

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Authors: Chandratheva, A; Geraghty, O; Luengo-Fernandez, R; Rothwell, P

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Stroke; a journal of cerebral circulation
• Volume: 41
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 851-856
• Publication date: 2010-05-01
• DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.109.570010
• EISSN: 1524-4628
• ISSN: 0039-2499
• Language: English
• Keywords: Risk Factors; Ischemic Attack, Transient; Cohort Studies; Young Adult; Follow-Up Studies; Oxford Vascular Study; Aged; Humans; Prospective Studies; Aged, 80 and over; Adult; Female; Male; Stroke; Severity of Illness Index; Predictive Value of Tests; Secondary Prevention; Time Factors; Middle Aged