Predictors of ischemic stroke after transient ischemic attack /
عوامل التنبؤ بحدوث السكتة المخية فى حالات قصور الدورة الدموية المخية المؤقت
Dina Fares Mohammed Morsy ; Supervised Tarek Tawfik , Foad Abdallah , Nevin Mohieldin Shalaby
- Cairo : Dina Fares Mohammed Morsy , 2013
- 92 P. ; 25cm
Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Neuropsychiatry
Patients with transient ischemic attack (TIA) are generally clinically unstable, with fear of developing a handicapping stroke. Identification of those at highest and lowest risk of stroke in the first days and weeks after a TIA would allow appropriate use of costly secondary prevention strategies. Objective: Incorporation of a clinical scoring system, neurovascular imaging, and MR - DWI to help predicting risk of developing an ischemic stroke following a TIA