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Validation and Refinement of the ABCD2 Score

Author(s) -

Amy Fothergill,

Teresa J. Christianson,

Robert D. Brown,

Alejandro A. Rabinstein

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

stroke

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397

H-Index - 319

eISSN - 1524-4628

pISSN - 0039-2499

DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.109.553446

Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , emergency department , epidemiology , rochester epidemiology project , medical record , cohort , population , medical history , emergency medicine , cohort study , retrospective cohort study , population based study , psychiatry , mechanical engineering , environmental health , engineering

Transient ischemic attacks are a frequent diagnosis in the emergency department setting, yet expert opinion as to the proper follow-up and need for hospitalization differs widely. Recently, an effort has been made to risk-stratify patients presenting with transient ischemic attacks through scoring systems such as the ABCD and ABCD2 scales. The aim of our study was to independently validate these scores using a population-based cohort.

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