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Evidence-Based Practice Needs Stronger Prognostic Scores for the Prediction of Recurrent Stroke

Rosario ScaglioneCorrao SalvatoreGiuseppe LicataLuigi CalvoSalvatore Amico

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Advanced and Specialized Nursingmedicine.medical_specialtySettore MED/09 - Medicina InternaEvidence-based practicebusiness.industryEvidence-based practicestrokeSettore MED/45 - Scienze Infermieristiche Generali Cliniche E Pediatricheprognostic scoreEvidence-based practice; prognostic score; stroke;Clinical PracticeRecurrent strokePhysical therapymedicineSettore MED/26 - NeurologiaNeurology (clinical)Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineIntensive care medicinebusinessValue (mathematics)

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To the Editor: The article by Weimer et al1 is of great interest for internists and neurologists that have to prognostically stratify patients with acute or subacute cerebrovascular disease based on risk scores. However, we have to comprehend the actual and pragmatic value of the study findings for clinical practice. We previously underscored the …

https://doi.org/10.1161/strokeaha.110.588863