Posterior circulation stroke diagnosis using HINTS in patients presenting with acute vestibular syndrome: A systematic review.
Kailash KrishnanKerolos BassiliousErik EriksenPhilip M BathNikola SpriggSigrun Kierulf BrækkenHege Ihle-HansenMorten Andreas HornElse Charlotte SandsetPublished in: European stroke journal (2019)
The data suggest that the HINTS test as one element of clinical evaluation is useful to differentiate posterior circulation stroke from peripheral causes in acute vestibular syndrome. Further studies are needed to validate HINTS as a clinical prediction tool in emergency department settings and selection of patients for reperfusion treatment.
Keyphrases
- emergency department
- liver failure
- clinical evaluation
- end stage renal disease
- atrial fibrillation
- respiratory failure
- cerebral ischemia
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- drug induced
- case report
- peritoneal dialysis
- acute myocardial infarction
- prognostic factors
- electronic health record
- hepatitis b virus
- patient reported outcomes
- heart failure
- hearing loss
- left ventricular
- machine learning
- acute ischemic stroke
- subarachnoid hemorrhage
- percutaneous coronary intervention