Importance Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death and a leading cause of disability in the
United States, affecting nearly 800 000 individuals annually. Observations Sudden …

Stroke is the second leading cause of death and a major contributor to disability worldwide.
The prevalence of stroke is highest in developing countries, with ischemic stroke being the …

Objective: With the emergency department (ED) being a high-risk site for diagnostic errors,
we sought to estimate ED diagnostic accuracy for identifying acute cerebrovascular events …

Background: Some cerebrovascular events are not diagnosed promptly, potentially resulting
in death or disability from missed treatments. We sought to estimate the frequency of missed …

Background and Purpose—Diffusion MRI has established value in patients with ischemic
stroke but has not been systematically investigated in patients with transient ischemic attack …

Background—The incidence and impact of clinical stroke and silent radiographic cerebral
infarction complicating open surgical aortic valve replacement (AVR) are poorly …

Suspected transient ischaemic attack (TIA) is a common diagnostic challenge for physicians
in neurology, stroke, general medicine and primary care. It is essential to identify TIAs …

Background Rapid and accurate detection of stroke by paramedics or other emergency
clinicians at the time of first contact is crucial for timely initiation of appropriate treatment …

Objective Magnetic resonance (MR) diffusion‐weighted imaging (DWI) is sensitive to small
acute ischemic lesions and might help diagnose transient ischemic attack (TIA) …

Background—Existing diagnostic classification systems for cerebrovascular disease are
based primarily on clinical impression of temporal features, clinical syndrome, inferred …