The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) is a well-validated, reliable scoring system for use specifically with stroke patients (Goldstein, Bertels, & Davis, 1989; Lyden et al., 1999).

Non-valvular atrial fibrillation accounts for 13–26% of acute ischaemic strokes.1 Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) are ...

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The CATALYST meta-analysis pooled the four studies and identified 5,441 people with acute ischemic stroke and Afib for ...

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

The session focused on the evolution of stroke care, particularly ischemic strokes, which make up 87% of all strokes. It ...

Univariate analysis did not show statistically significant differences between outcome groups in baseline National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score, posterior circulation Alberta Stroke ...

Methods: Between April 2006 and July 2009, 621patients with TIA or minor ischemic stroke (defined as an National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale [NIHSS] score ≤3) were admitted to our stroke center ...

Baseline characteristics at admission were collected for each patient, including clinical data (Table 1), laboratory tests, and the baseline National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score.

Patients treated with IVT vs those without IVT had higher median NIHSS scores (median, 8 [IQR, 4–17] vs 3 [IQR, 1–11]; P <0.001) and were more likely to have received endovascular therapy and ...