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IMAGE: A tool can help emergency physicians predict which patients with mini-strokes are at greatest risk of having a major stroke within the week, according to a validation study led. view more
Credit: The Ottawa Hospital
A made-in-Ottawa tool can help emergency physicians predict which patients with mini-strokes are at greatest risk of having a major stroke within the week, according to a study published in
The BMJ. Mini-strokes can be a warning that a larger stroke is coming, said, emergency physician and senior scientist at The Ottawa Hospital and professor at the University of Ottawa. Thankfully, we re very good at preventing subsequent strokes if patients come to the emergency department promptly.