Paused anticoagulation in AF stroke was linked to younger thrombi, suggesting a possible rebound effect influencing clot ...

Among patients with a mild-to-moderate acute noncardioembolic ischemic stroke (NIHSS score ≤5) or TIA who were not undergoing intravenous or endovascular thrombolysis, the risk of the composite ...

During the in-services, the importance of using the NIHSS was stressed. NIHSS assessments were scheduled to be completed on admission and every 8 hours thereafter for every stroke patient on the unit.

The three treatment groups each comprised 25 patients. The mean (±SD) NIHSS score at baseline for all patients was 14.4±2.6, and the time to treatment was 2.9±0.8 hours.

PHILADELPHIA -- Current anticoagulant or antiplatelet use is not necessarily a contraindication for administering tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) to a stroke patient in the emergency department ...

The rate of NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score increase of at least 2 points during that period was just 2.22% with the zero-degree head position compared with 55.32% in the heads-up group (P<0.001 ...

Although the goal for NIHSS completion rate was not met, we believe the project was successful. The NIHSS has been integrated successfully into standard nursing practice in assessments of acute ...