For patients with ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) with evidence of atherosclerosis, those with a target low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol level of less than 70 mg/dL have a lower risk for cardiovascular events.
The risk for early incident transient ischemic attack and ischemic stroke is significantly higher in young adults with posttraumatic stress disorder.
Pre-operative cerebral hemodynamics and age are independent predictors of cognitive performance changes after carotid endarterectomy in patients with high-grade symptomatic internal carotid artery stenosis.
Researchers have proposed an update to the International Classification of Headache Disorders-3 criteria for headache attributed to transient ischemic attacks.
Rapid outpatient strategy is safe and feasible for management of patients with transient ischemic attack and minor stroke evaluated in the emergency department.
An acute diffusion-weighted imaging lesion may predict an increased long-term risk for recurrent ischemic stroke after transient ischemic attack or minor stroke.
Compared with the general population, people attending transient ischemic attack clinics have functional and emotional deficits.
Contrast-enhanced transcranial Doppler sonography is a useful noninvasive bedside technique for detecting PFOs among elderly patients with TIA or nondisabling stroke.
It is possible that many patients who were not prescribed antihypertensive medications at discharge had contraindications to these agents, limiting the findings.
There are a limited number of prediction models that identify patients at risk of major bleeding after stroke or TIA.
