Open AccessPower of National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale in Assessing Stroke Systems of Care
Author(s) -
Jauch Edward C.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of the american heart association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.494
H-Index - 85
ISSN - 2047-9980
DOI - 10.1161/jaha.112.000521
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , context (archaeology) , statistic , health care , emergency medicine , mortality rate , family medicine , physical therapy , statistics , mechanical engineering , engineering , economics , economic growth , paleontology , mathematics , biology
The timely article by Fonarow and colleagues in this issue of JAHA reports the findings from the largest study to date on the relation of the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score with 30-day mortality rate in patients hospitalized for acute ischemic stroke.[1][1] Prior smaller,