title: Incidence of transient ischemic attacks in Dijon, France. A 5-year community-based study.
abstract: The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of first-ever TIA and the distribution of risk factors in those patients with TIA in Dijon. We performed a prospective population-based study in Dijon City with 135,000 inhabitants, from 1990 to 1994, using several case-collection sources. Over a 5-year period, we recorded 258 cases of first-ever TIA, giving a crude annual incidence rate of 38.68/100,000 for men and 32.70/100,000 for women. The mean age of first-ever TIA was higher in women (71.75 years) than in men (70.35 years). A CT scan was performed in 97% of the cases and silent lacunes were discovered in 17% of cases. In our 5-year study in Dijon of first-ever TIA, we found incidence rates similar to those of previous population-based studies. Our results also support the hypothesis that risk factors for TIA are similar to those for stroke.
authors.affiliation: Stroke Registry of Dijon, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lemesle
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Madinier
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Menassa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Billiar
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Giroud
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017668:Age of Onset; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012042:Registries; D012307:Risk Factors