The diagnostic value of ABCD2 for stroke in hospitalized patients with dizziness
10.3936/j.issn.1002-0152.2013.12.003
- VernacularTitle:ABCD2评分对头晕患者脑卒中的诊断价值
- Author:
Yanli CAI
;
Yong LUO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Dizziness;
ABCD2 score;
Stroke;
Diagnosis
- From:
Chinese Journal of Nervous and Mental Diseases
2013;(12):715-718
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To evaluate whether ABCD2 score can discriminate dizziness patients with and without stroke. Methods This retrospective case-control observational study was conducted in 403 hospitalized patients. According to the final discharge diagnosis, the patients were divided into two groups:the stroke group and non-stroke group. The areas un-der the receiver-operator curves and 95%confidence intervals were then generated to estimate the diagnostic value. Re-sults ABCD2 score was higher in stroke group than in non-stroke group. Conclusions ABCD2 score can be used to quickly identify dizziness patients with cerebrovascular diseases.
