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Abcd 2 Index (REAL)

It seems you're asking about — most likely a typo or shorthand for the ABCD² Score , a clinical prediction tool used in medicine.

Here’s a concise guide: It's a scoring system used to predict the risk of stroke within 2 days after a Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) or minor stroke. The 5 Components (ABCD²) | Letter | Factor | Points | |--------|--------|--------| | A | Age ≥ 60 years | 1 | | B | Blood pressure (Systolic ≥ 140 mmHg or Diastolic ≥ 90 mmHg at presentation) | 1 | | C | Clinical features – Unilateral weakness (2 points) OR speech disturbance without weakness (1 point) | 0–2 | | D | Duration of symptoms – ≥ 60 min (2 points), 10–59 min (1 point), <10 min (0 points) | 0–2 | | D | Diabetes present | 1 | abcd 2 index

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