The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) is accepted as the definitive ... NIHSS assessment had increased from 12% to 69%. NIHSS scores have been linked to an existing outcomes ...
Every year, nearly 800,000 people suffer a stroke in America, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Sadly, one in six of those individuals—roughly 137,000 people—will not survive the ...
The median score on the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (range, 0 to 42, with higher scores indicating more severe symptoms) at admission was 6 (interquartile range, 5 to 9).
The survey used a combination of closed-ended questions, a checklist, and a 5-point Likert scale (1 ... stroke rounds. The bedside RN was asked for the NIHSS score, and any inconsistencies ...