Gattringer pointed out that the most important, most weighted variable was the NIHSS stroke score. "Patents with highest stroke severity on this scale scored 5 points — that's almost half the ...

Last year, the ARAMIS trial had shown that DAPT was noninferior to IV alteplase for people with minor nondisabling strokes, the median NIHSS score being 2 for this group. For the ATAMIS study ...

Trials have evaluated the use of clopidogrel and aspirin to prevent stroke after an ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA). In a previous trial, ticagrelor was not better than aspirin ...

The rate of NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score increase of at least 2 points during that period was just 2.22% with the zero-degree head position compared with 55.32% in the heads-up group (P<0.001 ...

Patients who experience an acute ischemic stroke and who have mild deficit, defined as National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score <6, but who are found to have a large-vessel ...

Patients underwent repeat NIHSS scoring every 10 minutes until the thrombectomy was performed, with a final NIHSS score assessed immediately before they were positioned on the surgical table.