biostudies-literatureUnknown75(10)Wolters FJBritish Heart FoundationNational Institute for Health Research (NIHR)Wellcome Trust<h4>Importance</h4>Risk of major stroke is high during the hours and days after transient ischemic attack (TIA) and minor stroke but is substantially reduced by urgent medical treatment. Public education campaigns have improved the response after major stroke, but their association with behavior after TIA and minor stroke is uncertain. The number of potentially preventable early recurrent strokes in patients who delay or fail to seek medical attention is unknown.<h4>Objective</h4>To investigate the association of public education with delays and failure in seeking medical attention after TIA and minor stroke.<h4>Design, setting, and participants</h4>Prospective population-based study of all patients with TIA or stroke who sought medical attention between April 1, 2002, and March 31, 2014, JAMA neurology1225-1233https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC6233848biostudies-literatureMedical Attention Seeking After Transient Ischemic Attack and Minor Stroke Before and After the UK Face, Arm, Speech, Time (FAST) Public Education Campaign: Results From the Oxford Vascular Study.PMC6233848Gutnikov SAWolters FJRothwell PMLi LMehta ZfalseMedical Attention Seeking After Transient Ischemic Attack and Minor Stroke Before and After the UK Face, Arm, Speech, Time (FAST) Public Education Campaign: Results From the Oxford Vascular Study.<h4>Importance</h4>Risk of major stroke is high during the hours and days after transient ischemic attack (TIA) and minor stroke but is substantially reduced by urgent medical treatment. Public education campaigns have improved the response after major stroke, but their association with behavior after TIA and minor stroke is uncertain. The number of potentially preventable early recurrent strokes in patients who delay or fail to seek medical attention is unknown.<h4>Objective</h4>To investigate the association of public education with delays and failure in seeking medical attention after TIA and minor stroke.<h4>Design, setting, and participants</h4>Prospective population-based study of all patients with TIA or stroke who sought medical attention between April 1, 2002, and March 31, 2014, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z2018 Oct2025-04-26T07:16:30.314Z2019-03-27T00:09:39ZS-EPMC62338482997143310.1001/jamaneurol.2018.1603