Transient ischemic attacks: predictability of future ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack events

The short-term risk of an ischemic stroke after a transient ischemic attack (TIA) is estimated to be approximately 3%–10% at 2 days, 5% at 7 days, and 9%–17% at 90 days, depending on active or passive ascertainment of ischemic stroke. Various risk prediction scores are available to identify high-ris...

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Main Authors: Gupta, Harsh V, Farrell, Ann M, Mittal, Manoj K
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3891764/