Computed Tomography Identifies Patients at High Risk for Stroke After Transient Ischemic Attack/Nondisabling Stroke: Prospective, Multicenter Cohort Study [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusions— In patients with transient ischemic attack/nondisabling stroke, CT evidence of acute ischemia alone or acute ischemia with chronic ischemia or microangiopathy was associated with increased subsequent stroke risk within 90 days.

http://stroke.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/short/46/1/114?rss=1

Source: Stroke - December 22, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Wasserman, J. K., Perry, J. J., Sivilotti, M. L. A., Sutherland, J., Worster, A., Emond, M., Jin, A. Y., Oczkowski, W. J., Sahlas, D. J., Murray, H., MacKey, A., Verreault, S., Wells, G. A., Dowlatshahi, D., Stotts, G., Stiell, I. G., Sharma, M. Tags: Emergency treatment of Stroke, Risk Factors for Stroke Clinical Sciences Source Type: research