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Successful Implementation of the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale on a Stroke/Neurovascular Unit
The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) is accepted as the definitive clinical examination to assess stroke severity. This project examined barriers to implementation and NIHSS use ...
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Association of Blood Pressure Metrics With Early Neurological Decline in Mild Stroke
The following is a summary of “Association of blood pressure parameters on early neurological deterioration in patients with ...
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Successful Implementation of the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale on a Stroke/Neurovascular Unit
A secondary goal was to integrate the NIHSS tool into standard nursing practice by the end of 2004. We wanted 80% of stroke patients ... and a 5-point Likert scale (1 = weak belief, 5 = strong ...
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Can early neurological improvement after mechanical thrombectomy be used as a surrogate for final stroke outcome?
We included patients treated with stent-retrievers with National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score before treatment and at 2 and/or 24 hours after treatment and modified Rankin Score (mRS ...
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Initial clinical experience with the ADAPT technique: A direct aspiration first pass technique for stroke thrombectomy
TICI 3 recanalization was achieved 65% of the time. On average, patients presented with an admitting National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score of 16.3 and improved to an NIHSS score of ...
Opinion
NIH medical research used to exclude women. Funding cuts will harm our health. | Opinion
Just as we're making progress in the fight against women's heart disease, National Institutes of Health cuts endanger critical research.
National Insitutes of Health funding cuts by Trump administration benefit no one | Opinion
Indirect funds are essential for supporting the research infrastructure needed to develop innovative solutions to the most ...
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National Insitutes of Health funding cuts by Trump administration benefit no one | Opinion
NIH funding in Tennessee supports critical research on heart disease, stroke, cancer, dementia, Alzheimer's, and mental health conditions. On Feb. 7, the National Institutes of Health (NIH ...
USA Today5d
Which agencies have been hit by federal layoffs? What to know about NPS, NIH, IRS, more
In a flurry of activity at the end of the week, the Trump administration fired more than 10,000 federal workers across multiple agencies as part of its "large-scale reductions" in the government ...
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Trump admin’s cuts at NIH are helping fuel RFK Jr.’s worst idea
President Donald Trump’s administration has created an existential crisis for several government agencies and departments — few more critical than the National Institutes of Health.
Endocrinology Advisor15h
COVID-19 Patients Have Worse Recovery Outcomes Following Ischemic Stroke
A study has found that patients with ischemic stroke and COVID-19, compared with patients without COVID-19, experience worse recovery outcomes.
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Hormonal birth control may double risk of stroke, study finds — but don't panic
Using hormonal birth control methods, such as "the pill," may increase users' risk of blood clots, strokes and heart attacks, ...