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 ...

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 ...

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PROVO, Utah — May is Stroke Awareness Month, an initiative aimed at helping people recognize the signs and symptoms of strokes. While high blood pressure and age are the main risk factors for ...

From corflutes on street corners to 'brain rot' memes on social media, political parties have pulled out all of the stops in an attempt to snag your vote this election. Gruen's panel of ...

The risk of stroke is twice as high for people living with diabetes than those who aren't, and they tend to have strokes at younger ages than is typical in the general population. Medication and ...

Acting fast reduces the risk of disability GETTY “Most importantly, what concerned me was that I was experiencing all of these symptoms at the same time.” She wrote in the caption: “Stroke symptoms ...