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 by ...
The use of thrombectomy in patients with acute stroke and a large infarct of unrestricted size has not been well studied. We assigned, in a 1:1 ratio, patients with proximal cerebral vessel occlusion ...
The initial sample population included 46 RNs, and 34 RNs completed the follow-up survey. The initial survey indicated the nurses felt that the NIHSS was too time consuming and was not consistent ...