NIHSS assessments were scheduled to be completed on admission and every 8 hours thereafter for every ... The bedside RN was asked for the NIHSS score, and any inconsistencies with other ...

Recombinant human prourokinase is noninferior to alteplase in acute ischemic stroke, with symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage and major bleeding decreased.

NIHSS scores have been linked to an existing outcomes ... direct and indirect costs of stroke in the United States were $56.8 billion (American Heart Association, 2005). Interventions aimed ...