Limitations of clinical diagnosis in acute stroke

S J Allder; A R Moody; A L Martel; P S Morgan; G S Delay; J R Gladman; P Fentem; G G Lennox

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(99)04360-3

Limitations of clinical diagnosis in acute stroke

Lancet. 1999 Oct 30;354(9189):1523. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(99)04360-3.

Authors

S J Allder, A R Moody, A L Martel, P S Morgan, G S Delay, J R Gladman, P Fentem, G G Lennox

PMID: 10551501
DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(99)04360-3

Abstract

Trials in acute stroke have recruited on the basis of clinical diagnosis. Using MRI we have shown that clinical diagnosis is more limited than previously appreciated, thus trials may have been underpowered or confounded.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Clinical Trials as Topic / statistics & numerical data*
Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic
Diagnostic Errors / statistics & numerical data*
Humans
Stroke / diagnosis*
Stroke / drug therapy