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

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).

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

Transplantation of neural stem cells improved neurologic and motor function for adults with chronic ischemic stroke at 12 months, according to a study presented at the International Stroke ...

Patients were eligible if they presented 4.5-24 hours after stroke onset with a NIH Stroke Scale score 4-26. Both LVO and medium-distal vessel occlusion strokes were included in the trial.

We retrospectively collected data from patients with acute ischemic stroke who underwent MT at our stroke center between December 2018 and April 2023. Eligibility for inclusion in the study was ...

Treatment of acute stroke, before a distinction can be made between ischemic and hemorrhagic types, is challenging. Whether very early blood-pressure control in the ambulance improves outcomes amon ...

No single outcome measure can describe or predict all dimensions of recovery and disability after acute stroke. Several scales have proven reliability and validity in stroke trials, including the ...

The League for People with Disabilities in Baltimore is working to decrease the impacts of aphasia and stroke-related disabilities.