[Catamnestic studies of patients with reversible ischemic stroke]

The authors carried out follow-up examinations of 75 patients with reversible ischaemic strokes suffered by them 6-10 years earlier. The results showed that reversible ischaemic strokes accounted for about 8% of all strokes. The risk of a repeated stroke was about 10.6%. The prognosis in such cases is rather good, but is worsened by coexistence of risk factors, particularly by coincidence of several such factors. In 17.6% of cases death ensued within 6-10 years.