The Scandinavian Stroke Scale is equally as good as The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale in identifying 3-month outcome

The Scandinavian Stroke Scale is equally as good as The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale in identifying 3-month outcome.

BACKGROUND The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) is the first choice among stroke scales. The Scandinavian Stroke Scale (SSS) is an alternative scale that is easy to apply in the clinic. AIM To compare the ability of the SSS with that of the NIHSS in identifying patients who are dead or dependent at 3-month follow-up. METHODS A prospective study including patients with acut...

Profiles of the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale items as a predictor of patient outcome.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Initial National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score is highly predictive of outcome after ischemic stroke. We examined whether grouping strokes by presence of individual NIHSS symptoms could provide prognostic information additional or alternative to the NIHSS total score. METHODS Ischemic strokes from the Greater Cincinnati Northern Kentucky Stroke Study i...

National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS).

Relationship between 3-month National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score and dependence in ischemic stroke patients.

BACKGROUND The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) provides a standardized measure of stroke severity and is frequently captured to assess 3-month outcome. Other outcome measures have been assessed for the relationship to dependence; a clinically relevant outcome. The relationship between NIHSS score and functional dependence is unknown. The purpose of this study was to assess th...

Distribution of National Institutes of Health stroke scale in the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Stroke Study.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Little is known about the distribution of National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) scores from patients with ischemic stroke sampled from population-based studies. We describe the distribution of NIHSS in ischemic stroke cases from the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Stroke Study. METHODS Within a biracial population of 1.3 million, all strokes among area residen...