Review Article

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

Table 4


Population year location/type 𝑁 (Total Number)Stroke risk ( 𝑛 ) % of all strokes in 2 days and 7 days out of 90 days

Johnston et al. 2000 [9]17072-day risk = 832 days—46%
USA7-day risk = 1037 days—57%
ED based90-day risk = 180

Johnston et al. 2007 [16]10692-day risk = 512 days—48%
USA7-day risk = 717 days—67%
Outpatient90-day risk = 106

Johnston 2007 [16]9622-day risk = 162 days—29%
USA7-day risk = 297 days—52%
ED based90-day risk = 56

OCSP 1986 [10]2032-day risk = 92 days—31%
Population7-day risk = 177 days—59%
UK90-day risk = 29

OXVASC 2004 [10]1882-day risk = 132 days—39%
Population7-day risk = 207 days—61%
UK90-day risk = 33

OXFORD 2005 [10]3152-day risk = 92 days—41%
Outpatient Clinic, UK7-day risk = 177 days—77%
90-day risk = 22

Cucchiara et al. 2007 [38]1672-day risk = 42 days—80%
Dedicated Unit7-day risk = 47 days—80%
USA90-day risk = 5

Tsivgoulis et al. 2004 [21]2262-day risk = na2 days—na
ED7-day risk = 187 days—78 %
Greece90-day risk = 23

Bray et al. 2004 [33]982-day risk = na2 days—na
ED7-day risk = 47 days—57%
Australia90-day risk = 7

Calvet et al. 2007 [24]3432-day risk = 42 days—40%
Dedicated Unit7-day risk = 57 days—50%
France90-day risk = 10

Purroy et al. 2005 [19]2042-day risk = 22 days—33%
ED7-day risk = 37 days—50%
Spain90-day risk = 6

Asimos et al. 2008 [25]10542-day risk = na2 days—na
ED7-day risk = 697 days—na
USA90-day risk = na

Fothergill et al. 1994 [23]2842-day risk = na2 days—na
Population based7-day risk = 367 days—na
USA90-day risk = na

Mlynash et al. [39] 2005992-day risk = 02 days—0%
USA7-day risk = 17 days—100%
Dedicated90-day risk = 1
Unit

Ay et al. [40] 20065862-day risk = 152 days—na
USA7-day risk = 287 days—na
Dedicated Unit90-day risk = na

EXPRESS 20071602-day risk = 12 days—100%
UK7-day risk = 17 days—100%
Dedicated Unit90-day risk = 1

Intervention1466
SOS-TIA 20052-day risk = 22 days—12%
France7-day risk = 57 days—29%
Dedicated Unit90-day risk = 17
Intervention

Sciolla and Melis[20]2742-day risk = 72 days—47%
20067-day risk = 107 days—67%
Italy90-day risk = 15
ED

Coutts et al. [41]1112-day risk = 22 days—33%
20067-day risk = 47 days—67%
Canada90-day risk = 6
ED292

Sheehan et al. [42]2-day risk = 32 days—11%
20077-day risk = 117 days—39%
Ireland90-day risk = 28
Population