During the first quarter of 2003, the NIHSS was presented to unit staff nurses by the nurse manager as a tool for comprehensive and concise neurological assessment of stroke patients and for clear ...

along with stroke severity measurements based on the NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) and modified Rankin scale score (mRS). The primary outcome of the current analysis was mRS score measured at 90-day ...

Half of the patients (51.3%) had a mild stroke (rating of 0-5 on the NIH Stroke Scale [NIHSS]), 32.3% had a stroke of moderate severity (NIHSS rating 6-13) and 16.5% had a severe stroke (NIHSS ...

History of fluctuation in severity or change in symptoms from onset to initial evaluation was obtained on admission and in-hospital worsening was assessed with the NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS).