Stroke: Stroke prevention--time to say goodbye to the ABCD2 score?
The ABCD2 score was developed to triage patients with transient ischaemic attack according to the risk of experiencing a stroke in the next few hours or days. However, a new systematic review and meta-analysis on the ABCD2 score gives us considerable cause to rethink its value for clinical situations.
Department of Neurology and Stroke Center, University Hospital Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, 45147 Essen, Germany.
Hans-Christoph
HC
Diener
Department of Neurology and Stroke Center, University Hospital Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, 45147 Essen, Germany.
Benedikt
B
Frank
D006801:Humans; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D055502:Secondary Prevention / Q000379:methods*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control*