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Review
. 2022 Oct 11;194(39):E1344-E1349.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.220344.

Transient ischemic attack and minor stroke: diagnosis, risk stratification and management

Jeffrey J Perry  1 , Krishan Yadav  2 , Shahbaz Syed  2 , Michel Shamy  2
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Review

Transient ischemic attack and minor stroke: diagnosis, risk stratification and management

Jeffrey J Perry et al. CMAJ. .
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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: Jeffrey Perry and Michel Shamy report funding from the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada and from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, as well as participation on the Canadian Stroke Best Practice Guidelines group. Michel Shamy also reports funding from the New Frontiers in Research Fund, participation on the data safety monitoring board of the FRONTIERS trial and participation on Canadian Stroke Consortium ethics committee. No other competing interests were declared.

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Figure 1:
Figure 1:
Diagnosis and management of transient ischemic attack (TIA) or minor stroke. Note: ASA = acetylsalicylic acid, CT = computed tomography, ECG = electrocardiography.
Figure 2:
Figure 2:
The Canadian Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) score. Note: BP = blood pressure, CT = computed tomography, ECG = electrocardiography, ED = emergency department.
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