Licata-Gehr E E
Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, Massachusetts.
Nurs Clin North Am. 1991 Dec;26(4):943-56.
The definitions and terms currently used to categorize and describe various stroke syndromes clearly reflect a change from years past when a stroke diagnosis was based on little more than clinical presentation. With the advent of sophisticated diagnostic technology and the development of precise diagnostic algorithms, diagnoses may be made more confidently for the various stroke subtypes. With more accurate diagnoses and a better understanding of the cause of certain stroke subtypes, perhaps the incidence of this condition will continue to decline and the management of those people who are at risk for stroke or already affected will improve.
目前用于对各种中风综合征进行分类和描述的定义和术语，清楚地反映了与过去几年的变化，过去中风诊断仅仅基于临床表现。随着先进诊断技术的出现和精确诊断算法的发展，对于各种中风亚型可以更有信心地做出诊断。有了更准确的诊断以及对某些中风亚型病因的更好理解，或许这种疾病的发病率将持续下降，并且对那些有中风风险或已经患病的人的治疗将会改善。
