Relationship between the national institutes health stroke scale score and bispectral index in patients with acute ischemic stroke

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between bispectral index and National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score in patients admitted emergency department with a first-time acute ischemic stroke. Methods: prospective, observational was conducted our clinic stroke symptoms. Patients known cranial pathologies, such as space- occupying lesions, those history clinically significant cerebrovascular events or sedative drug administration, altered consciousness due metabolic causes were excluded from study. The scores recorded by clinician. Cerebral arterial territories assessed on DWI CT. NIHSS evaluated. Results: Forty-three included mean cases 84.23 ± 9.50. There no correlation values (p<0.05). Conclusion: In study, decreased results should be reevaluated studies larger series reveal infarcted territories, score, index, GCS score.