Patent ID: 8524459

Claim:
A method for the in vitro diagnosis of stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA) in an individual, comprising the following steps: (a) measuring the level of proBNP(1108), or of fragments of proBNP(1-108) comprising a RAPRSP sequence (SEQ ID NO: 1), in a biological sample of the individual; (b) comparing the measured level with a cut-off value; (c) determining therefrom whether a stroke or a TIA has occurred in the individual, wherein a measured level higher than the cut-off value is indicative of a stroke or a TIA; wherein the level of proBNP(1-108), or of fragments of proBNP(1-108), is determined using an immunoassay which comprises an antibody targeting an epitope which comprises the RAPRSP sequence (SEQ ID NO: 1).