Review Article

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

Table 3

ABCD2 score and risk of stroke.

Risk categoryABCD2 3 or less ( 𝑁 ) ABCD2 4 or more ( 𝑁 )

Low risk score ( 𝑁 ) High risk score ( 𝑁 )

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

California, [37] 2005 ( 𝑁 = 3 7 3 8 )5622.49 (14)31764.28 (136)
Oxford, [37] 2005 ( 𝑁 = 6 4 9 )247.8 (2)4028.95 (36)

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

California, [37] 2005 ( 𝑁 = 3 7 3 8 )5622.84 (16)31765.88 (187)
Oxford, [37] 2005 ( 𝑁 = 6 4 9 )2471.6 (4)40214.67 (59)
Tsivgoulis et al. [21] ( 𝑁 = 2 2 6 )841.19 (1)14211.97 (17)
Asimos et al., [25] 2009 ( 𝑁 = 1 1 6 9 )NANANANA
Fothergill et al., [23] 2009 ( 𝑁 = 2 7 6 )685.9 (4)20815.4 (32)
Konton and Rothwell [35] ( 𝑛 = 2 7 8 )88NA190NA

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

Tsivgoulis et al., [21] ( 𝑁 = 2 2 6 )841.19 (1)14214.78 (21)
Fothergill et al., [23] 2009 ( 𝑁 = 2 7 6 )685.9 (4)20816.8 (35)

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

California, [16] 2005 ( 𝑁 = 3 7 3 8 )5626.58 (37)31769.6 (305)
Oxford, [16] 2005 ( 𝑁 = 6 4 9 )2475.26 (13)40221.4 (86)
Josephson et al. [11] ( 𝑁 = 7 1 3 )1906.31 (12)52326.95 (141)