Stroke has a heavy socioeconomic burden. A subset of patients with transient or nondisabling cerebral ischaemic events will experience recurrent stroke, leading to permanent deficits. Two new studies tackle the challenge of identifying the patients most at risk for recurrent stroke via examination of radiological and serum biomarkers.
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S.B.C. receives salary support from Alberta Innovates–Health Solutions and has received a Pfizer Cardiovascular award and grant funding from the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, Genome Canada, Canadian Institute of Health Research.
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Wasserman, J. K. et al. Stroke 46, 114–119 (2015) | Jové, M. et al. Neurology 84, 36–45 (2015)
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Yu, A., Coutts, S. Risk assessment to prevent recurrence after mild stroke or TIA. Nat Rev Neurol 11, 131–133 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneurol.2015.16
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