TOAST classification in acute ischaemic stroke
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Bhuta S, Sharma R, Jones J, TOAST classification in acute ischaemic stroke. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 21 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-13402
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6 Apr 2011,
Sandeep Bhuta
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- TOAST classification system in acute ischemic stroke
The TOAST (Trial of ORG 10172 in Acute Stroke Treatment) classification denotes five aetiologies of ischaemic stroke.
large-artery atherosclerosis
cardioembolism
small-vessel occlusion (lacune)
stroke of other determined aetiology
stroke of undetermined aetiology
It is thought to carry good interobserver agreement 2.
References
- 1. Goldstein LB, Jones MR, Matchar DB et-al. Improving the reliability of stroke subgroup classification using the Trial of ORG 10172 in Acute Stroke Treatment (TOAST) criteria. Stroke. 2001;32 (5): 1091-8. Stroke (full text) - Pubmed citation
- 2. Adams HP, Bendixen BH, Kappelle LJ et-al. Classification of subtype of acute ischemic stroke. Definitions for use in a multicenter clinical trial. TOAST. Trial of Org 10172 in Acute Stroke Treatment. Stroke. 1993;24 (1): 35-41. Stroke (link) - Pubmed citation
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