Letter by El Husseini et al Regarding Article, “What Causes Disability After Transient Ischemic Attack and Minor Stroke?” | Zendy

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Letter by El Husseini et al Regarding Article, “What Causes Disability After Transient Ischemic Attack and Minor Stroke?”

Author(s) -

Nada El Husseini,

Daniel T. Laskowitz,

Louise Zimmer,

John W Williams,

Larry B. Goldstein

Publication year - 2012

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.112.677708

Subject(s) - medicine , veterans affairs , stroke (engine) , minor (academic) , humanities , gerontology , philosophy , mechanical engineering , engineering

Reporting on the results of the CATCH study, Coutts et al1 were surprised that 15% of subjects with transient ischemic attack (TIA) or minor stroke were disabled (modified Rankin Score >2) at 90 days and indicate that their study “is novel in that it emphasizes the need to examine disability even in minor stroke.” Although differing in purpose and design, their data are consistent with our study, in which we found 37% of patients with TIA had a modified Rankin Score >2, 3 months …

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