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There's more to transient ischaemic attack than ABCD
Author(s) -
Blacker D. J.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
internal medicine journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 1444-0903
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2009.01939.x
Subject(s) - medicine , risk stratification , transient (computer programming) , stroke (engine) , ischaemic stroke , intensive care medicine , medical emergency , cardiology , ischemia , mechanical engineering , computer science , engineering , operating system
Several important studies have contributed to recent changes in clinical thinking regarding transient ischaemic attack (TIA). The use of risk stratification scores and urgent clinics has become popular and incorporated into recent guidelines, but there may be some pitfalls with this approach. This commentary stresses the need for careful individual patient assessment focussed on prompt determination of the underlying pathogenic mechanism for the TIA. Suggestions on how to incorporate assessment of TIA patients into the current duties of stroke units are made.