Successful Implementation of the NIH Stroke Scale - Page 2
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).
A Case of Acute Ischemic Stroke: Optimizing Management with
On arrival (3 h 17 min after symptom onset) the patient remained globally aphasic with dense right hemiparesis and hemisensory loss; her score on the NIH stroke scale was 24, which indicated a ...
Successful Implementation of the NIH Stroke Scale - Medscape
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 ...
Successful Implementation of the NIH Stroke Scale - Page 6
Nursing Staff Awareness of National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) Question Positive Responses* (%) January 2004 (N = 46) September 2004 (N = 34) Do you know what the NIH Stroke Scale ...
Tenecteplase Non-inferior to Alteplase in Stroke: ATTEST-2
Oct 20, 2023 · Early neurological recovery was similar in the two groups with a reduction in the NIH Stroke Scale score from admission to 24 hours of 3 points in both groups. In terms of safety, there were no ...
Solitaire Clot Retrieval Device Outperforms Merci in Stroke
Feb 5, 2012 · The 2 arms were similar in age, pretreatment NIH Stroke Scale score, onset to treatment time, and 13 additional demographic and medical history variables, but they differed in history of atrial ...
Clot's Platelet Content May Affect Thrombectomy Outcomes
Feb 28, 2022 · Mean baseline NIH Stroke Scale score was 15.6, and 47.4% of patients had wake-up stroke or unwitnessed stroke. In addition, 38% of patients received tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA).
Lying Flat Shows Big Benefit in LVO Stroke - Medscape
Feb 8, 2024 · The NIHSS score was also measured at 24 hours after thrombectomy and at 7 days/hospital discharge. Results at these time points again showed a greater benefit in the zero degree group than in the ...
Hill-Bone Compliance to High Blood Pressure Therapy Scale
Jul 1, 2000 · The scale total score and its subscale scores were correlated to BP control and some of the relationships were statistically significant at p < 0.05 (Table V). The sodium intake subscale in Study ...
FDA Panel Balks at TriGUARD 3 Cerebral Embolic Device for TAVR
Aug 4, 2021 · Rates for other components of the endpoint also trended higher with the device: NIH Stroke Scale score worsening 2 to 5 days after the procedure, cerebral ischemic lesions on MRI 2 to 5 days after ...