Open AccessFrequency of early rapid improvement in stroke severity during interfacility transfer
Author(s) -
Kori S Zachrison,
Thabele M LeslieMazwi,
Grégoire Boulouis,
Joshua N. Goldstein,
Robert W. Regenhardt,
Anand Viswanathan,
Arne Lauer,
Khawdja Ahmer Siddiqui,
Andreas Charidimou,
Natalia S. Rost,
Lee H Schwamm
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
neurology. clinical practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.674
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 2163-0933
pISSN - 2163-0402
DOI - 10.1212/cpj.0000000000000667
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , stroke (engine) , engineering , mechanical engineering
As interfacility transfer of patients with stroke becomes increasingly common, understanding fluctuations in deficits during transfer may help predict resource needs. We sought to characterize changes in NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) scores during transfer and identify factors associated with early rapid improvement (ERI).