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Article: New transient ischemic attack study findings have been published by A.W. Asimos and colleagues.(Report)
- Article from:
- Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week
- Article date:
- November 14, 2009
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"The prognostic value early diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWMRI) adds in the setting of transient ischemic attack (TIA), after risk stratification by a clinical score, is unclear. The purpose of this study is to evaluate, after ABCD(2) score risk categorization in admitted TIA patients, whether negative DWMRI performed within 24 hours of symptom onset improves on the identification of patients at low risk for experiencing a disabling stroke within 90 days," investigators in the United States report (see also Transient Ischemic Attack).
"At 15 North Carolina hospitals, we enrolled a prospective nonconsecutive sample of admitted TIA patients. We ...
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