A validated scoring tool, EASE-CD, showed strong accuracy and reliability in quantifying ulcer activity in Crohn’s disease.

Why is the accurate detection of anxiety disorders important? Anxiety disorders are quite common but often go undetected, even in people who would benefit from treatment. Through the screening process ...

HELSINKI, Finland—Adding IV tirofiban improves functional outcomes among patients undergoing systemic thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke within 4.5 hours of symptom onset, results from the ...

Results: Patients in the poor prognosis group had significantly higher age, BMI, proportions of smoking history, alcohol consumption history, transient ischemic attack (TIA) history, atrial ...

They examined the relationship between NIHSS scores shortly after arrival in the Emergency Department and outcomes at 3 months (modified Rankin Scale, mRS 3–6) and case fatality among randomized trial ...

Early neurologic deterioration -- as measured by an increase of 2 or more points on the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) at 7 days -- occurred in fewer of those on DAPT (4.8% vs ...

The chance of a good functional outcome as marked by a modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score of 0-1 on day 90 was 50% improved with the neuroprotectant compared with placebo (64.4% vs 54.7%, OR 1.50 ...

PHOENIX, AZ—IV tirofiban lessens early neurological deterioration when given within 24 hours of symptom onset in patients with an acute noncardioembolic ischemic stroke who aren’t treated with IV ...

Although various composite prognostic scales have been developed for stroke, scores on the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) and Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) measured upon presentation ...