[Pre-hospital diagnosis of stroke in children. An analysis of the work of the First aid station in Moscow and the primary pediatric stroke center].

TIA was the most prevalent diagnosis made by the First aid station, with the lowest rate of confirmation after further examination in the hospital (7.8%). The higher rates of confirmation were observed for VBS (31.5%), IS (11.2%) and HI (9.1%). The so-called «masks of stroke» were diagnosed in 84.3% cases of hospitalizations that was in line with earlier studies, which reported 50 to 93%. Based on the data on the frequency of symptoms, their combinations and specificity, a screening scale for pre-hospital diagnosis of stroke in children was suggested.