2014
The TeleStroke Mimic (TM)‐Score: A Prediction Rule for Identifying Stroke Mimics Evaluated in a Telestroke Network
Ali SF, Viswanathan A, Singhal AB, Rost NS, Forducey PG, Davis LW, Schindler J, Likosky W, Schlegel S, Solenski N, Schwamm LH, Network O. The TeleStroke Mimic (TM)‐Score: A Prediction Rule for Identifying Stroke Mimics Evaluated in a Telestroke Network. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2014, 3: e000838. PMID: 24958778, PMCID: PMC4309074, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.114.000838.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStroke mimicsIschemic cerebrovascular diseaseTelestroke networkReceiver-operating characteristic curve analysisCurve analysisHealth Stroke ScaleVascular risk profileVascular risk factorsAcute stroke evaluationExternal validation cohortFinal clinical diagnosisLower mean ageROC curve analysisCharacteristic curve analysisStepwise logistic regressionTelestroke consultationStroke ScaleFacial weaknessConsecutive patientsDerivation cohortPrior seizuresStroke evaluationAlternate diagnosisCerebrovascular diseaseValidation cohort
1999
Diffusion-weighted MR Imaging: Diagnostic Accuracy in Patients Imaged within 6 Hours of Stroke Symptom Onset
González R, Schaefer P, Buonanno F, Schwamm L, Budzik R, Rordorf G, Wang B, Sorensen A, Koroshetz W. Diffusion-weighted MR Imaging: Diagnostic Accuracy in Patients Imaged within 6 Hours of Stroke Symptom Onset. Radiology 1999, 210: 155-62. PMID: 9885601, DOI: 10.1148/radiology.210.1.r99ja02155.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFinal clinical diagnosisDiffusion-weighted imagesDiffusion-weighted MR imagingDiffusion-weighted imagingConventional MR imagingMR imagingSymptom onsetBlinded reviewClinical diagnosisDiagnostic accuracyStroke symptom onsetDiffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingT2-weighted MR imagingAcute strokeStroke symptomsFinal diagnosisTomographic scanStrokelike symptomsPatientsPatient recordsResonance imagingStrokeDiagnosisCT