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., ...

Researchers have found in a new study that elevated D-dimer levels and higher NIHSS scores were found to strongly predict ...

During the first quarter of 2003, the NIHSS was presented to unit staff nurses by the nurse manager as a tool for comprehensive and concise neurological assessment of stroke patients and for clear ...