ABCD2 score to identify people at risk of stroke has limited clinical application

Monday, June 6, 2011 - 12:01 in Health & Medicine

The ABCD2 score used to identify people at risk of stroke after suffering a transient ischemic attack — a "mini" or "warning" stroke — is not sensitive enough to distinguish between high- and low-risk patients and has limited clinical application, states an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

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