Transient ischemic attacks: their frequency in the Lehigh Valley.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-1990
Abstract
The incidence of transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) in the Lehigh Valley was analyzed using the Lehigh Valley Stroke Register based on data collected between July 1, 1982, and June 30, 1986. The overall average annual incidence rate was 22.9 per 100,000 population, and 23.2 and 22.5 per 100,000 population in men and women, respectively. Men had a statistically significant higher age-specific rate of TIAs than women. Our incidence appears to be lower than that reported in earlier studies but, because of methodologic differences, only continued observations in our population and in similar populations using a standardized methodology will resolve the question of whether TIA frequency is, in fact, declining.
Volume
9
Issue
3
First Page
124
Last Page
130
ISSN
0251-5350
Published In/Presented At
Lai SM, Alter M, Friday G, Sobel E, Gil-Peralta A, McCoy RL, Levitt LP, Isack T. Transient ischemic attacks: their frequency in the Lehigh Valley. Neuroepidemiology. 1990;9(3):124-30. doi: 10.1159/000110761. PMID: 2402322.
Disciplines
Community Health and Preventive Medicine | Health Services Research | Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
2402322
Department(s)
Department of Community Health and Health Studies
Document Type
Article