Toralf Brüning
Germany
Research Article
TIA-Treatment: Stroke Units versus General Wards Mono-Center Study
Author(s): Mohamed Al-Khaled, Haneen Awwad, Christine Matthis and Toralf BrüningMohamed Al-Khaled, Haneen Awwad, Christine Matthis and Toralf Brüning
Background and Purpose: Transient ischemic attack (TIA) is associated with a high short-term risk of stroke.
The aim of this study is to compare the diagnostic evaluation, therapeutic procedures, and secondary prevention
strategies in TIA patients who were directly admitted to a stroke unit (SU) and received semi-intensive care in
comparison to those who were treated in general wards (GW) in a mono-center study.
Methods: During a 6-year period (2008-2013), 1114 TIA patients who were admitted to the Department of
Neurology at the University of Schleswig-Holstein, campus Lübeck, were evaluated in a mono-center study.
Results: A total of 604 (57%) TIA patients were admitted to the SU, whereas 453(37%) patients were admitted to
the GW. Patients with a TIA who were undergoing treatment in an SU were significantly younger (69.1 vs. 71.0.. View More»
