Optimizing the risk estimation after a transient ischaemic attack - The ABCDE⊕ score

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 55-61

  Engelter, S T ^a   Amort, M ^a   Jax, F ^a   Weisskopf, F ^a   Katan, M ^a   Burow, A ^a   Bonati, L H ^a   Hatz, F ^a   Wetzel, S G ^a   Fluri, F ^a   Lyrer, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Diffusion weighted imaging; Etiology; Stroke risk; Transient ischaemic attack

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ABCDE SCORE; AGED; ARTICLE; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; ENDARTERECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; STENT; STROKE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

AGED; AREA UNDER CURVE; COHORT STUDIES; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STROKE;

EID: 84155165041     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2011.03428.x     Document Type: Article

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