| The ABCD2 Score is being promulgated by the National Stroke Association as a clinical prediction rule to help dispo your TIA patients. The Score A = Age => 60 years 1 point B = BP => 140mmHg or DBP => 90 mmHg 1 point C = Clinical Features of TIA - Unilat Weak w/o speech impairment 2 points - Speech impairment w/o unilat weak 1 point D = TIA Duration - 10-59 min 2 points - => 60 min 1 point D2 = Diabetes 1 point Prognostication: Score 2d CVA Dispo 0-3 1% Admit for other considerations 4-5 4% Admit 6-7 8% Admit Reference: Johnston SC, et al, "Validation and refinement of scores to predict very early stroke risk after transient ischemic attack" Lancet 369:283-292, 2007. |
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ABCD2 Score for TIAposted Jul 22, 2008 6:54 AM by Phillip Andrus [ updated Jul 22, 2008 7:03 AM ] |