Early Stroke Risk after Transient Ischemic Attack in Patients Without Large-Artery Disease or Atrial Fibrillation

Patients with transient ischemic attack (TIA) without large-artery disease (LAD) or atrial fibrillation (AF) on admission may be at higher risk of stroke than previously thought. The aim of this study was to investigate early stroke risk and its predictors in such patients.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - April 23, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Tomoyuki Ohara, Toshiyuki Uehara, Kazunori Toyoda, Rieko Suzuki, Shoichiro Sato, Kazuyuki Nagatsuka, Kazuo Minematsu Source Type: research