"The ASCOD classification system 1, published in 2013, aims to define phenotypes of ischaemic strokes for individual patients by assigning a degree of probability to each of the most common causes of this pathology."
"Compared to alternative classification systems that assign only one cause to each individual stroke and often have an "undefined" category, the ASCOD system allows classification of each stroke by detailing multifactorial causes and their relative probability of causation."
"The ASCOD classification, not fully detailed here, offers objective criteria for each of the following diseases based on imaging, laboratory, and clinical evaluations:"
"The ASCOD classification replaces the ASCO classification 2 published in 2009, with the addition of the letter "D" to take into account the importance of arterial dissection in the genesis of ischaemic stroke, particularly in young patients."
"The ASCOD classification replaces the ASCO classification 2 published in 2009, with the addition of the letter "D" to take into account the importance of arterial dissection in the genesis of ischaemic stroke, particularly in young patients."
Expected headings
"Grading"