A recent study involving the Kiel Pain Clinic shows that the correct diagnosis of transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) is prone to error due to the existence of numerous TIA-like conditions. A common example is migraine with aura. The study documents that the explicit diagnostic criteria for transient ischemic attacks (EDCT criteria) exhibit excellent sensitivity of 96% and high specificity of 88%. The EDCT criteria are very effective at distinguishing between a TIA and migraine with aura.

Professor Craig Anderson, Editor-in-Chief of the journal Cerebrovascular Diseases, has selected this work as an Editor's Choice article in Volume 50, No. 1, 2021. Link to the complete study:

https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/512182