The incidence and clinical predictors of acute infarction in patients with transient ischemic attack using MRI including
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DIAGNOSTIC NEURORADIOLOGY
The incidence and clinical predictors of acute infarction in patients with transient ischemic attack using MRI including DWI Mohamed Al-Khaled & Christine Matthis & Thomas F. Münte & Jürgen Eggers & QugSS2-Study
Received: 22 April 2012 / Accepted: 31 August 2012 # Springer-Verlag 2012
Abstract Introduction According to the most recent definition of transient ischemic attack (TIA) and the recommendations of the American Heart Association, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) including diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) is considered a mandatory tool in evaluating and treating patients with TIA. This study aims to determine the incidence of TIA-related acute infarction, identify the independent predictors of acute infarction, and investigate the correlation between acute infarction detected by DWIMRI and stroke risk during hospitalization. Methods Over a 36-month period (starting November 2007), all TIA patients (symptom duration of
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