Retrospective Assessment of Initial Stroke Severity
Open Access
- 1 March 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Stroke
- Vol. 32 (3) , 656-660
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.str.32.3.656
Abstract
Background and Purpose—The NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) and the Canadian Neurological Scale (CNS) have been reported to be useful for the retrospective assessment of initial stroke severity. However, unlike the CNS, the NIHSS requires detailed neurological assessments that may not be reflected in all patient records, potentially limiting its applicability. We assessed the reliability of the retrospective algorithms and the proportions of missing items for the NIHSS and CNS in stroke patients admitted to an academic medical center (AMC) and 2 community hospitals.Keywords
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