Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases
Volume 18, Issue 5 , Pages 367-373 , September 2009

D-dimer, Magnetic Resonance Imaging Diffusion-weighted Imaging, and ABCD2 Score for Transient Ischemic Attack Risk Stratification

  • Brett L. Cucchiara, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Brett L. Cucchiara, MD, Department of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, 3400 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19104.
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  • Steve R. Messe, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
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  • Lauren Sansing, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
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  • Larami MacKenzie, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
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  • Robert A. Taylor, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
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  • James Pacelli, MD

      Affiliations

    • Lancaster General Hospital, Pennsylvania
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  • Qaisar Shah, MD

      Affiliations

    • Abington Memorial Hospital, Pennsylvania
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  • Eleanor S. Pollak, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
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  • Scott E. Kasner, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Received 4 December 2008 ,Revised 13 January 2009 ,Accepted 20 January 2009.

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 Supported by an American Heart Association Fellow-to-Faculty Transition Award (Dr. Cucchiara).

PII: S1052-3057(09)00021-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2009.01.006

Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases
Volume 18, Issue 5 , Pages 367-373 , September 2009

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