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 accurate diagnosis of patients presenting to the emergency room with symptoms of stroke is critical; however, rapid assessment is equally important, as the benefit of thrombolytic treatment is ...

Credit: Getty Images. "Get With the Guidelines®-Stroke" is a warehouse of evidence-based tools, resources, and trends meant to keep clinicians up to date on the latest information Being on the front ...

Assessment of the patient with a stroke begins with recognition of the event as a stroke in the prehospital phase of care and continues throughout care. Emergency medical technicians and ambulance ...