Review Article

The ABCD and ABCD2 Scores and the Risk of Stroke following a TIA: A Narrative Review

Table 2

2-day, 7-day, and 90-day estimates of the RISK OF STROKE by low and high ABCD.

Risk categoryABCD 3 or less ( 𝑁 )ABCD 4 or more ( 𝑁 )
Low risk score ( 𝑁 )High risk score ( 𝑁 )

𝑁 2 day risk % ( 𝑁 ) 𝑁 2 day risk % ( 𝑁 )

California, [16] 2005 ( 𝑁 = 3 7 3 8 )5621.2 (7)31764.9 (157)
Oxford, [16] 2005 ( 𝑁 = 6 4 9 )2471.2 (3)4027.9 (32)

𝑁 7-day risk % ( 𝑁 ) 𝑁 7-day risk % ( 𝑁 )

Rothwell et al., [10] 2005 ( 𝑁 = 1 8 8 )620 (0)12615.9 (20)
Tsivgoulis et al., [21] 2006 ( 𝑁 = 2 2 6 )97(0)12913.2 (17)
Purroy et al., [19] 2007 ( 𝑁 = 3 4 5 )1195.8 (7)2264.4 (10)
Bray et al., [22] 2008 ( 𝑁 = 9 8 )350 (0)636.4 (4)
Sciolla and Melis, [20] 2008 ( 𝑁 = 2 7 4 )58(0)2164.2 (9)
California, [37] 2005 ( 𝑁 = 3 7 3 8 )5621.5 (8)31766.6 (211)
Oxford, [37] 2005 ( 𝑁 = 6 4 9 )2471.2 (3)4029.9 (40)
Calvet et al., [24] 2007 ( 𝑁 = 2 0 3 )840 (0)995.1 (5)
Kontonand Rothwell, [35] 2007( 𝑁 = 2 7 8 )96NA182NA
Fothergill, [23] 2009 ( 𝑁 = 2 8 4 )745.9 (4)21015.2 (32)

𝑁 30-day risk % ( 𝑁 ) 𝑁 30-day risk % ( 𝑁 )

Tsivgoulis, [21] 2006 ( 𝑁 = 2 2 6 )(2.06) 97 (2)12915.5 (20)
Bray et al., [22] 2008 ( 𝑁 = 9 8 )352.9 (1)6312.7 (8)
Sciolla and Melis, [20] 2008 ( 𝑁 = 2 7 4 )58 (0)2166.9 (15)
Fothergill, [23] 2009 ( 𝑁 = 2 8 4 )745.4 (4)21017.6 (37)

𝑁 90-day risk % ( 𝑁 ) 𝑁 90-day risk % ( 𝑁 )

California, [37] 2005 ( 𝑁 = 3 7 3 8 )5623.2 (18)317611.3 (360)
Oxford, [37] 2005 ( 𝑁 = 6 4 9 )2472.4 (6)40218.9 (76)
Calvet et al., [24] 2007 ( 𝑁 = 2 0 3 )840 (0)997.2 (7)