Table 1. Baseline patient data All (n = 230) Men n (%) 147 (64%) Age, years mean (SD) 71 (7.7) 50–69% symptomatic carotid stenosis n (%) 54 (23%) ...

The ABCD2 score used to identify people at risk of stroke after suffering a transient ischemic attack -- a "mini" or "warning" stroke -- is not sensitive enough to ...

The Canadian TIA Score described by Perry and colleagues seems to be a strong tool to be used to stratify stroke risk after a first one. The researchers compared their tool’s scores to those of ...

Stroke is a common, devastating illness in both developed and developing countries, so stroke prevention is a societal imperative. Nearly one in four patients with ischemic stroke has had a ...

The ABCD2 score used to identify people at risk of stroke after suffering a transient ischemic attack — a "mini" or "warning" stroke — is not sensitive enough to ...

The ABCD2 score was developed to triage patients with transient ischaemic attack according to the risk of experiencing a stroke in the next few hours or days. However ...

June 2 -- MONDAY, June 1 (HealthDay News) -- About half the people who have a major stroke soon after a less serious brain event, such as a transient ischemic attack or "mini-stroke," do so within ...

A tool used by GPs to identify patients who have had a transient ischemic attack who are at risk of further strokes is not sensitive enough to distinguish between high and low risk patients, according ...

Data for age, first recorded blood pressure, clinical presentation, diabetes, and dual events were available for all 230 cases. Five cases were excluded from analyses of the event duration and ...

The ABCD2 score used to identify people at risk of stroke after suffering a transient ischemic attack — a "mini" or "warning" stroke — is not sensitive enough to ...