Sunday 9 January 2011

The power of retrospective compared to prospective clinical trial results

In a Retrospective study published in Circulation and the Journal of the American Heart Association Dr. Kurth from INSERM in Paris France show that migraines are associated with increased risk of ischemic stroke however these strokes are typically associated with good functional outcomes. See more details: http://bit.ly/eYu0KI

Passing thought: Is a retrospective study powerful enough to draw conclusions on functional outcome in stroke when there are so many independent variables including treatment protocols, assessment tools to name just two?

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