For Medicare beneficiaries with acute ischemic stroke, the NIH Stroke Scale provided substantial prognostic information regarding 30-day mortality risk, according to recent study results.

At baseline, NIH Stroke Scale scores averaged 16.4 and 17.2, respectively. By imaging criteria, 295 individuals had sufficient records for a clinical mismatch profile, and 359 could be classified ...

In addition, the severity of stroke was higher when the stroke was paired with COVID-19 exposure compared with those who did not have COVID-19 exposure (NIH Stroke Scale scores: COVID-19, 9.7; no ...

Stroke specialists conducted emergency clinical assessments with all patients, including the NIH Stroke Scale which is used to measure stroke severity. MRI was done prior to CT in 304 patients.

Brilinta, a P2Y 12 platelet inhibitor, is already indicated to reduce the risk of cardiovascular death, MI, and stroke in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) or a history of MI, and to ...