Limitations of clinical diagnosis in acute stroke

Authors
Allder, SJ Moody, AR Martel, AL Morgan, PS Delay, GS Gladman, JR Fentem, P Lennox, GG
Citation
Sj. Allder et al., Limitations of clinical diagnosis in acute stroke, LANCET, 354(9189), 1999, pp. 1523-1523
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
General & Internal Medicine","Medical Research General Topics
Journal title
LANCET
ISSN journal
01406736 → ACNP
Volume
354
Issue
9189
Year of publication
1999
Pages
1523 - 1523
Database
ISI
SICI code
0140-6736(19991030)354:9189<1523:LOCDIA>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
Trials in acute stroke have recruited on the basis of clinical diagnosis. U sing MRI we have shown that clinical diagnosis is more limited than previou sly appreciated, thus trials may have been underpowered or confounded.