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Stroke and transient ischaemic attack - Management
How should I assess the ABCD2 score?
Use the ABCD2 scoring system to help assess the risk of stroke early after a transient ischaemic attack:
- A — age: 60 years of age or more, 1 point.
- B — blood pressure at presentation: 140/90 mmHg or greater, 1 point.
- C — clinical features: unilateral weakness, 2 points; speech disturbance without weakness, 1 point.
- D — duration of symptoms: 60 minutes or longer, 2 points; 10–59 minutes, 1 point.
- D — presence of diabetes: 1 point.
- Points from the individual items are added to give the ABCD2 score.
- People with a score of 4 or more are regarded as being at high risk of an early stroke.
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