Optimizing the risk estimation after a transient ischaemic attack – the ABCDE⊕ score

Background and purpose:  The risk of stroke after a transient ischaemic attack (TIA) can be predicted by scores incorporating age, blood pressure, clinical features, duration (ABCD‐score), and diabetes (ABCD2‐score). However, some patients have strokes despite a low predicted risk according to these scores. We designed the ABCDE+ score by adding the variables ‘etiology’ and ischaemic lesion visible on diffusion‐weighted imaging (DWI) –‘DWI‐positivity’– to the ABCD‐score. We hypothesized that this refinement increases the predictability of recurrent ischaemic events.

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