Former National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins, who abruptly left his NIH research lab in February, fears ...

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 ...