II. Indications
- Acute Neurovascular Syndrome (Transient Ischemic Attack)
- Evaluate risk in short-term Cerebrovascular Accident following Acute Neurovascular Syndrome
- Admission criteria in TIA
III. Criteria
- Age >=60 (1 point)
- Blood Pressure >=140/90 at presentation (1 point)
- Clinical features
- Unilateral Focal weakness (2 points)
- Speech Impairment without focal weakness (1 point)
- Diabetes Mellitus (1 point)
- Duration of symptoms
- Duration >=60 minutes (2 points)
- Duration 10-59 minutes (1 point)
- Duration <10 minutes (0 points)
IV. Interpretation: Risk of CVA within 2 days following Transient Ischemic Attack
- Points 0-3: Risk of CVA 1.0% within subsequent 2 days of TIA
- Points 4-5: Risk of CVA 4.1% within subsequent 2 days of TIA
- Points 6-7: Risk of CVA 8.1% within subsequent 2 days of TIA
V. Precautions
- ABCD2 interrater reliability is inconsistent