Journal
STROKE
Volume 39, Issue 9, Pages 2461-2466Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.513234
Keywords
stroke; TIA; MRI; diffusion weighted imaging
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- Canadian Institutes for Health Research [MOP-118096]
- Heart and Stroke Foundation of Alberta, Northwest Territories and Nunavut
- Canada Foundation for Innovation
- Alberta Foundation for Health Research
- Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
- Informatics Cir of Research Excellence
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Background and Purpose-The risk of a recurrent stroke after transient ischemic attack (TIA) or minor stroke is high. Clinical trials are needed to assess acute treatment options in these patients. We sought to evaluate the type of recurrent events and to identify which subsets of patients are at risk for recurrent events. Methods-One hundred and eighty patients with TIA or minor stroke were examined within 12 hours and underwent brain MRI within 24 hours. Any neurological deterioration was recorded, and a combination of clinical and MRI factors were used to create a combined event classification. Subgroups of patients analyzed included classical TIA, patients with NIHSS = 0, and patients with NIHSS > 0 in ED. Results-Overall there were 38 events in 36 patients (20% event rate); 20 were symptomatic and 18 were silent (only evident because of the follow up MRI). 18/20 (90%) symptomatic events were associated with progression of presenting symptoms, compared to 2/20 (10%) with a clear recurrent stroke distinct from the original event. We found a low risk of recurrent stroke among classical definition TIA patients (1.1%). Patients with an NIHSS > 0 in the ED, had an intermediate event rate (6.6%) between TIA (classical - 1.1%) and NIHSS > 0 (14.4%; chi(2) test for trend, P = 0.02). All clinical categories of patient (TIA, stroke, NIHSS = 0) accumulated silent lesions on MRI. Conclusions-Most events were classified as stroke progression or infarct growth rather than a recurrent stroke. A low risk of recurrence was found in patients with classical TIA and those with no neurological deficits on initial assessment.
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