Response by Miller to Letter Regarding Article, “Incorporating Nonphysician Stroke Specialists into the Stroke Team”

Response to letter regarding article, "patient-reported measures provide unique insights into motor function after stroke".

We thank Drs Stinear and Byblow for their kind words. These authors identified a compelling message regarding patient strati-fication from Figure 2 of our prior report: specific ranges of upper extremity (UE) Fugl–Meyer (FM) scores correspond to distinct UE functional states (see below). This approach provides a Rosetta Stone, whereby examination assessments are expressed in terms that are clin...

Response to letter regarding article, "Art of expertise in stroke telemedicine: imaging and the collaterome".

Response to letter regarding article, "reducing sodium intake to prevent stroke: time for action, not hesitation".

Response to letter regarding article, "Embolic stroke of undetermined source in the athens stroke registry: a descriptive analysis".

As it is mentioned in our article, 142 (51.6%) patients with Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source (ESUS) had a 24-hour ambulatory Holter monitoring, whereas 195 (70.9%) ESUS patients had continuous electrocardiographic (ECG) monitoring for 1 week or until discharge from the stroke unit. For the latter patients, continuous ECG monitoring was observed by the trained nurse personnel of the acute ...

Response to letter regarding article, "Neurological, functional, and cognitive stroke outcomes in Mexican Americans".

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Our objective was to compare neurological, functional, and cognitive stroke outcomes in Mexican Americans (MAs) and non-Hispanic whites using data from a population-based study. METHODS Ischemic strokes (2008-2012) were identified from the Brain Attack Surveillance in Corpus Christi (BASIC) Project. Data were collected from patient or proxy interviews (conducted at base...