Jeffrey J Perry, Mukul Sharma, Marco L A Sivilotti, Jane Sutherland, Cheryl Symington, Andrew Worster, Marcel Émond, Grant Stotts, Albert Y Jin, Weislaw J Oczkowski, Demetrios J Sahlas, Heather E Murray, Ariane MacKey, Steve Verreault, George A Wells, Ian G Stiell
BACKGROUND: The ABCD2 score (Age, Blood pressure, Clinical features, Duration of symptoms and Diabetes) is used to identify patients having a transient ischemic attack who are at high risk for imminent stroke. However, despite its widespread implementation, the ABCD2 score has not yet been prospectively validated. We assessed the accuracy of the ABCD2 score for predicting stroke at 7 (primary outcome) and 90 days. METHODS: This prospective cohort study enrolled adults from eight Canadian emergency departments who had received a diagnosis of transient ischemic attack...
July 12, 2011: Canadian Medical Association Journal: CMAJ