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Alteplase Also Shows Its Mettle for Late Strokes in HOPE Trial
In any case, there was no mortality signal associated with alteplase administered up to 24 hours after a stroke in HOPE.
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Endovascular Therapy Hits a Wall for Stroke Clots Lodged in Mid-Size Vessels
In an editorial, J. Mocco, MD, of Mount Sinai Health System in New York City, characterized the DISTAL and ESCAPE-MeVO ...
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Successful Implementation of the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale on a Stroke/Neurovascular Unit
The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) is accepted as the definitive ... Staff members were surveyed to determine nurse-perceived barriers to the routine use of the NIHSS.
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Successful Implementation of the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale on a Stroke/Neurovascular Unit
Thorough neurological assessment of patients experiencing acute stroke is critical for accurate diagnosis, treatment, and care throughout ... of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) is a well-validated ...
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Serial assessment of acute stroke using the NIH Stroke Scale.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Stroke Scale has been used in clinical trials to assess neurological outcome after investigational therapy for acute stroke. We used the NIH Stroke Scale to ...
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Abstract WP116: Lesion Volume and Location Correlate with Picture Description using the New NIH Stroke Scale Stimuli
Methods: Participants included 62 patients with acute ischemic stroke (24 left and 38 right) compared with 10 control participants with transient ischemic attack. Descriptions of the Precarious ...
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Revisiting the NIH Stroke Scale as a screening tool for proximal vessel occlusion: can advanced imaging be targeted in acute stroke?
NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) criteria were extended to include resolved symptoms and dichotomized as present or absent. Combinations of NIHSS criteria were considered as tests for proximal occlusion.