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Accuracy of Serial National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale Scores to Identify Artery Status in Acute Ischemic Stroke
Author(s) -
Robert Mikulík,
Marc Ribó,
Michael D. Hill,
James C. Grotta,
Marc Malkoff,
Carlos A. Molina,
Marta Rubiera,
Raquel DelgadoMederos,
José ÁlvarezSabín,
Andrei V. Alexandrov
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.106.651026
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , ischemic stroke , acute stroke , cardiovascular health , cardiology , physical therapy , emergency medicine , ischemia , disease , mechanical engineering , tissue plasminogen activator , engineering
Early recovery after intravenous thrombolysis can be observed in stroke; however, the utility of measuring clinical improvement to assess artery status has not been established. We sought to determine the accuracy of serial National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) scores to detect complete early recanalization of the middle cerebral artery.

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