2000
The Stroke Prognosis Instrument II (SPI-II)
Kernan W, Viscoli C, Brass L, Makuch R, Sarrel P, Roberts R, Gent M, Rothwell P, Sacco R, Liu R, Boden-Albala B, Horwitz R. The Stroke Prognosis Instrument II (SPI-II). Stroke 2000, 31: 456-462. PMID: 10657422, DOI: 10.1161/01.str.31.2.456.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk groups ICongestive heart failurePooled rateRisk groupsGroup IPrior strokeSPI-IIHeart failureOutcome ratesTest cohortPooled outcome ratesTransient ischemic attackCoronary artery diseasePatient risk groupsStroke Prognosis Instrument IIReceiver operator characteristic analysisOperator characteristic analysisIschemic attackIschemic strokeArtery diseaseIndex eventPatient counselingNew predictive variablesStrokeTotal score
1991
A prognostic system for transient ischemia or minor stroke.
Kernan WN, Horwitz RI, Brass LM, Viscoli CM, Taylor KJ. A prognostic system for transient ischemia or minor stroke. Annals Of Internal Medicine 1991, 114: 552-7. PMID: 2001088, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-114-7-552.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCarotid transient ischemic attacksTransient ischemic attackMinor strokeOutcome ratesRisk group 1Ischemic attackTransient ischemiaPrognostic systemGroup 1Urban community teaching hospitalInception cohort studyCommunity teaching hospitalEligible patientsCohort studyClinical featuresOriginal cohortTeaching hospitalTest cohortStrokePatientsSubsequent strokeHypertensionIschemiaDeathDiabetes