Accuracy of clinical stroke scores for distinguishing stroke subtypes in resource poor settings: A systematic review of diagnostic test accuracy

Accuracy of clinical stroke scores for distinguishing stroke subtypes in resource poor settings: A systematic review of diagnostic test accuracy

Background: Stroke is the second leading cause of death globally. Computerized tomography is used to distinguish between ischemic and hemorrhagic subtypes, but it is expensive and unavailable in low and middle income countries. Clinical stroke scores are proposed to differentiate between stroke subt...

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Main Authors: Clifford C. Mwita, Duncan Kajia, Samson Gwer, Anthony Etyang, Charles R. Newton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2014-10-01
Series:Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice
Subjects:
besson score
guy’s hospital stroke score
greek stroke score
siriraj stroke score
stroke
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0976-3147.139966

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