| Literature DB >> 28535100 |
Antonio Siniscalchi1, Roman Sztajzel2, Giovanni Malferrari3, Luca Gallelli4.
Abstract
The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) is indispensable for both prognosis and treatment in patients with acute ischemic stroke. However, there is subtype of acute ischemic stroke (i.e., posterior circulation stroke) that is difficult to diagnose using the NIHSS. The authors report the limits of NIHSS in this stroke subtype, suggesting thereby the need to modify and render it more appropriate for the evaluation of the neurological signs occurring in posterior circulation stroke.Entities:
Keywords: Acute ischemic stroke; NIHSS; posterior circulation; scale evaluation
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28535100 DOI: 10.1080/00185868.2017.1322888
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Hosp Top ISSN: 0018-5868