The ABCD and ABCD2 Scores and the Risk of Stroke following a TIA: A Narrative Review

The California, ABCD, and unified ABCD2 risk scores and the presence of acute ischemic lesions on diffusion-weighted imaging in TIA patients.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Some clinical models, like California ABCD and unified ABCD2 scores, are now available to predict the early risk of stroke after a TIA. Despite the transitivity of symptoms, DWI identified an area of acute brain ischemia in almost half of patients. It would be interesting to know how the presence of DWI abnormalities relates to clinical risk scores to plan other prognosti...

Higher ABCD2 score predicts patients most likely to have true transient ischemic attack.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Some patients diagnosed with transient ischemic attack (TIA) in the emergency department may actually have alternative diagnoses such as seizure, migraine, or other nonvascular spells. The ABCD2 score has been shown to predict subsequent risk of stroke in patients with TIA diagnosed by emergency physicians, but perhaps high ABCD2 scores simply separate those patients with...

The ABCD, California, and unified ABCD2 risk scores predicted stroke within 2, 7, and 90 days after TIA.

A Comparative Study of hs-CRP Diagnostic Value and ABCD2 Criteria in Predicting the Future Incidence of Acute Cerebrovascular Events during Follow-up in TIA Patients

Background and purpose: Stroke is the most common and the most deadly neurological disease that is accompanied with many complications. The aim of this study was to compare the diagnostic value of hs-CRP and ABCD2 criteria in predicting the future incidence of acute cerebrovascular events during follow-up in patients with transient ischemic attack (TIA). Materials and methods: This cohort stud...

Comparison of ABCD2 scoring between first healthcare-contact and stroke-specialist physicians for transient ischaemic attack in a rapid-access clinic.

SIR—The ABCD2 stroke risk scoring system based on clinical features found to be independently predictive of stroke following TIA is now in widespread use [1–4]. The Department of Health for England (DoH) aims for 60% of patients with ABCD2 scores of ≥4 at presentation to complete specialist assessment within 24 h of first healthcare-contact and those scoring <4 within 7 days [5]. A systematic r...