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Can acute MRI predict outcome following transient ischemic attack and minor stroke?

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boxed-textCoutts SB et al. (2005) Triaging transient ischemic attack and minor stroke patients using acute magnetic resonance imaging. Ann Neurol 57: 848–854

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