title: Occurrence of transient ischemic attacks in Alcoi: descriptive epidemiology.
abstract: A door-to-door survey of transient ischemic attack (TIA) and stroke was conducted in 3 towns of the Alcoi health area. The prevalence ratios found for TIA and stroke were 13/1,000 people (95% CI 8.8-17.9) and 21.5/1,000 (95% CI 15.8-27.2), respectively. The crude incidence rates for both TIA and stroke were 2.8/1,000 (95% CI 0.7-4.9). Methodological differences in the ascertainment of the cases may explain the variations in the rates between the present work and other studies in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Alicante, San Juan de Alicante, Spain.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Matias-Guiu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oltra
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Falip
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Galiano
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D012307:Risk Factors; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology