USA: A new study published in Frontiers in Neurology highlights the potential of automatically quantified follow-up imaging ...

Finally, our new scoring system model was compared with other published scoring models, such as Totaled Health Risks in Vascular Events (THRIVE), Stroke Prognostication Using Age and NIH Stroke Scale ...

Patients presenting 6–24 hours after last known well (LKW) with a NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score ≥6 were identified. Further selection based on occlusion of a proximal intracranial internal carotid ...

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 ...

The NIHSS has been integrated successfully into standard nursing practice in assessments of acute stroke patients on the stroke/neurovascular unit. The nurses felt empowered throughout the project ...

Results A total of 442 consecutive patients of mean age 66±14 years and median NIH Stroke Scale score of 18 were studied. HV centers were more likely to treat patients after intravenous administration ...