Short-Term Prognosis Evaluation of Transient Ischemic Attack Patients Using ABCD2 Score

Phase 1 of Clinical Trial of Risk Factor, Prognosis, Imaging and Standard Management of Transient Ischemic Attack.

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the ABCD2 score can be used in patients with transient ischemic attack, admitted to Beijing anzhen hospital, to evaluate the prognosis, risk factor of those patients.

The feasibility of risk stratification of patients with acute transient ischemic attack admitted to Beijing anzhen hospital by the ABCD2 score system is yet to be determined. The aim of this paper was to evaluate and validate the short-term prognosis of TIA patients in Peking area using this new score system.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Every patient admitted to Beijing anzhen hospital with transient ischemic attack will be enrolled in this study, from 06/2007 to 12/2008. duration of the symptom not larger than 1 hour.
• Magnetic resonance imaging negative on DWI(no fresh infarction).
• Old infarction or not the criminal infarction.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with hemorrhage stroke were excluded.