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Diagnosis Economics Harm/ aetiology Prognosis Carotid endarterectomy Death Disability Recurrent stroke Therapy

Stroke a raised CRP or increased severity increased the risk of dying or having another vascular event within a year Level of evidence 1b Expiry Date December 2003 Stroke death was common after a first stroke Level of evidence 1b Expiry Date November 2003 Stroke in young adults increased mortality Level of evidence 1b Expiry Date December 2003 Stroke a clinical prediction rule may help identify patients at high risk of dying Level of evidence 2b Expiry Date December 2003 Stroke age, smoking and atrial fibrillation increased the risk of death. Level of evidence 1b Expiry Date November 2002 Stroke clinical features increased the risk of mortality and recurrence. Level of evidence 1b Expiry Date December 2002 Stroke a tenth of patients with ischaemic stroke died within a month. Level of evidence 1b- Expiry Date December 2002 Stroke coma, cardiac failure, urinary incontinence, severe paresis and atrial fibrillation increased the risk of death within 12 months. Level of evidence 1b Expiry Date November 2002 Stroke diabetes, smoking, increased age and high systolic blood pressure increased the risk of death in men. Level of evidence 1b Expiry Date December 2002 Stroke large haemorrhage size, ventricular extension and low initial Glasgow Coma Scale score increased the risk of mortality. Level of evidence 2b Expiry Date December 2002 Stroke depression increased the risk of stroke mortality. Level of evidence 1b Expiry Date November 2002 Stroke Early seizures and other clinical and neuroimaging variables increased the risk of in-hospital mortality. Level of evidence 1b Expiry Date December 2002 Stroke old age, minor disability, prior MI, nonvalvular atrial fibrillation and high cholesterol increased the risk of death. Level of evidence 1b Expiry Date December 2002 Stroke increased age, heart failure, atrial fibrillation and ischaemic heart disease by age 70 increased the risk of death. Level of evidence 2b Expiry Date December 2002 Stroke carotid endarterectomy:: history of angina or congestive heart failure and lack of perioperative antiplatelet medication increased the risk of stroke or death. Level of evidence 1b Expiry Date December 2002 Stroke clinical factors and provider volume of carotid endarterectomy may influence the risk of dying. Level of evidence 2b Expiry Date May 2003 Stroke cholesterol may increase or decrease risk of death depending on stroke type. Level of evidence 1b Expiry Date December 2002 Stroke age, smoking and atrial fibrillation increased the risk of death. Level of evidence 1b Expiry Date November 2002 Stroke fever, low consciousness at admission, old age and high glycaemia increased the risk of death. Level of evidence 2b Expiry Date December 2002 Stroke some clinical characteristics increased risk of stroke, MI and vascular death. Level of evidence 1b Expiry Date February 2003