Even low-risk suspected TIAs should have MRI scan: study
A detailed history and neurological examination are only 'partially helpful', authors say
4th October 2019
By Clare Pain
Stroke neurologists’ diagnoses are wrong one-third of the time in patients presenting with minor neurological events resembling a transient ischaemic attack, an international study suggests.
The authors of the study, known as DOUBT, which included Australian patients, conclude it is important for even patients with mild symptoms suggestive of a transient ischaemic attack (TIA) to have an MRI scan to aid diagnosis.
Canadian-led researchers enrolled 1028 patients presenting to a stroke neurologist