The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) is accepted as the definitive clinical examination to assess stroke severity. This project examined barriers to implementation and NIHSS use ...

Objective To develop an NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS)-compatible, all-in-one scale for rapid and comprehensive prehospital stroke assessment including stroke recognition, severity grading and progression ...

That’s like diagnosing a broken leg without an X-ray. Second, many providers fail to use stroke recognition tools like the NIH Stroke Scale or the FAST checklist, designed to standardize care.

High blood pressure, atrial fibrillation and smoking linked to severe stroke risk Edoxaban proves effective in preventing blood clots, stroke after heart valve surgery New risk score identifies ...

The CHA2DS2-VASc stroke risk calculator may clarify which patients with subclinical atrial fibrillation would benefit from anticoagulation.

After 4 and 16 months (median), 297 patients (98% of survivors) were followed up. Worst pain intensity during the previous 48 hours was assessed on a visual analogue scale (VAS), range 0 to 100: a ...

BACKGROUND: The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale is a widely accepted tool for structured graded neurological examination of stroke or suspected stroke in the hyperacute setting. Concerns ...

New "brain care score" from MGH can test your risk for dementia, stroke BOSTON - Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston have come up with a way to test your risk for dementia or a ...

Endovascular therapy for acute ischemic stroke is generally avoided when the infarction is large, but the effect of endovascular therapy with medical care as compared with medical care alone for la ...

Methods: We performed a hospital-based study of patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) to explore the relationship between FDP levels at admission and the NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score 1 h after ...