Other Resources for Brain Attack or Stroke Information

Useful links to other cerebrovascular- and stroke-related Web sites:

• American Stroke Association

• Brain Attack Coalition

• Internet Stroke Center

• National Institue of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) Stroke Information Page

• National Stroke Association

Articles of Reference

“Transient Ischemic Attack: Proposal for a new definition”. New England Journal of Medicine, 2002 Nov 21;347(21):1713-6. www.nejm.org

“Validation and refinement of scores to predict very early stroke risk after transient ischaemic attack”. Johnston, SC, Rothwell, PM, Nguyen-Huynh MN, Giles MF, Ellkins JS, Bernstein AL, Sidney, S. Lancet. 2007 Jan 27;369(9558):283-92. www.thelancet.com

“National Stroke Association Guidelines for the Management of Transient Ischemic Attacks”. Ann Neurol. 2006; 60:301-313

“Short-term prognosis after emergency department diagnosis of TIA”. S. Claiborne Johnston; Daryl R. Gress; Warren S. Browner; Stephen Sidney. JAMA. Dec. 13, 2000;284 (22):2901-2906. www.jama.com

“Effect of urgent treatment of transient ischaemic attack and minor stroke on early recurrent stroke (EXPRESS study): a prospective population-based sequential comparison.” Lancet. 2007;370:1432-42. www.thelancet.com.