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Does the SPARKLE classification system improve the classification of ischemic stroke subtypes compared to CCS and TOAST?
Does the SPARKLE classification system improve the classification of ischemic stroke subtypes compared to CCS and TOAST?
The SPARKLE classification system improves ischemic stroke subtyping by incorporating carotid plaque burden, thereby reducing the number of cases with undetermined etiology.
Hypothesis-generating for refined stroke subtyping; leaves open effects on management, prognosis, or trial eligibility.
SPARKLE is a valid and reliable classification system, providing advantages compared to CCS and TOAST. The incorporation of plaque burden into the classification of LAD increases the proportion of cases attributable to LAD and reduces the proportion classified as being of 'undetermined' etiology.
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