RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Short-term prognosis after a TIA: A simple score predicts risk
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 729
OP 736
VO 74
IS 10
A1 Johnston, S. Claiborne
YR 2007
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/74/10/729.abstract
AB Transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) are ominous and call for acute interventions, including hospitalization. TIAs are defined by complete resolution of an acute neurologic deficit, but any amount of recovery is probably the most important defining feature and, paradoxically, is strongly predictive of a subsequent event. Most patients should be hospitalized after a TIA, to provide an opportunity to monitor, thoroughly evaluate, and treat conditions promptly if indicated.