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. 2010 Jul 1;128(4):225–231. doi: 10.1590/S1516-31802010000400010

Table 2. Sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive value, positive and negative likelihood ratio and kappa coefficient of the EMMA (Estudo de Mortalidade e Morbidade do Acidente Vascular Cerebral) questionnaire (*) for stroke diagnosis using clinical interview with a board certified neurologist as a gold standard.

Stroke (neurological evaluation) Total
Yes No
EMMA Questionnaire (*) Yes 13 1 14
No 5 17 22
Total 18 18 36

Sensitivity = 72.2%, Specificity = 94.4%, Positive Predictive Value = 92.9%, Negative Predictive Value = 77.3%, Accuracy = 83.3%, Positive Likelihood Ratio = 12.9, Negative Likelihood Ratio = 0.29, kappa = 0.67.

(*)

Portuguese version of the Memo Study (reference # 23). See annex 2.