[The practice guideline 'TIA' (first revision) from the Dutch College of General Practitioners; a response from the perspective of neurology].
The revised TIA guideline is a significant improvement: the diagnosis 'TIA' no longer depends on the symptoms having disappeared within 24 h, the criteria for referral to a neurologist have been widened, and the antithrombotic treatments for the various manifestations of cardiovascular disease have been harmonised.
Koudstaal
P J
PJ
Erasmus Medisch Centrum, afd. Neurologie, Dr.Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam. p.j.koudstaal@erasmusmc.nl
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