A study and editorial in today's BMJ regarding the undertreatment of strokes and TIAs on the basis of age and in light of clear benefit. As Professor John Young (Academic Unit of Elderly Care and Rehabilitation, St Luke’s Hospital, Bradford, UK) states in his editorial
Whenever a clinical stone is turned over, ageism is revealed, he says. For example, in cancer services, coronary care units, prevention of vascular disease, and in mental health services. To this list, we must now add the management of transient ischaemic attacks and minor strokes.
AGEISM ENDEMIC IN HEALTH SERVICES
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