Journal article

Posterior National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale Improves Prognostic Accuracy in Posterior Circulation Stroke

F Alemseged, A Rocco, F Arba, JP Schwabova, T Wu, L Cavicchia, F Ng, JL Ng, H Zhao, C Williams, F Sallustio, AH Balabanski, A Tomek, MW Parson, PJ Mitchell, M Diomedi, N Yassi, L Churilov, SM Davis, BCV Campbell Show all

Stroke | Published : 2022

Abstract

Background and Purpose: The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) underestimates clinical severity in posterior circulation stroke and patients presenting with low NIHSS may be considered ineligible for reperfusion therapies. This study aimed to develop a modified version of the NIHSS, the Posterior NIHSS (POST-NIHSS), to improve NIHSS prognostic accuracy for posterior circulation stroke patients with mild-moderate symptoms. Methods: Clinical data of consecutive posterior circulation stroke patients with mild-moderate symptoms (NIHSS <10), who were conservatively managed, were retrospectively analyzed from the Basilar Artery Treatment and Management registry. Clinical features w..

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