Predicting Short-term Risk of Stroke After TIA
Abstract
What is the short-term (seven days) risk of stroke after transient ischemic attack (TIA)? Evidence Summary Five to 10 percent of patients presenting with TIA will have a stroke within the following week.1-3 Because guidelines do not mandate hospitalization for patients who have had a TIA or suspected TIA,4,5 validated clinical prediction rules may be used to identify patients who should definitely be hospitalized for expedited evaluation and patients for whom outpatient evaluation is a reasonable option. SA Fam Pract 2006;48(9): 19 Permission from the AAFP was granted to publish this article in the hardcopy only. Kindly refer to www.aafp.org or subscribe to the hardcopy of South African Family Practice.
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