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 ...

Although the goal for NIHSS completion rate was not met, we believe the project was successful. The NIHSS has been integrated successfully into standard nursing practice in assessments of acute ...

Seventeen modifiable risk factors are shared by stroke, dementia, and late-life depression, according to a review published online.

HealthDay News — Traditional risk factors contribute to young-onset cryptogenic ischemic stroke (CIS) without patent foramen ovale (PFO), while nontraditional risk factors seem more important for CIS ...

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority has started an assessment of the Claiborne Pell Bridge as the National Transportation Safety Board has recommended dozens of bridges ...

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Researchers at Ochsner Health have developed a tool ... incidence of stroke, death and myocardial infarction. The stroke patient-frailty calculator allows immediate evaluation of the patient’s ...

Although the use ratio strongly correlated with the Fugl-Meyer Assessment upper extremity subscale and Action Research Arm Test early after stroke, these correlations reduced with longer elapsed time ...

LAKEPORT >> Whenever a stroke occurs to a person, the speed of detection and intervention are critical in achieving an optimum outcome. The Sutter Lakeside Hospital tool kit has been bolstered ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis died of a stroke and irreversible heart failure, Vatican doctor Andrea Arcangeli said in a death certificate released on Monday for the 88-year-old pontiff. The ...

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 25: Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers’ Association (IMTMA) is organizing the fifth edition of Delhi Machine Tool & Manufacturing Technology Expo (DMTX 2025), a ...

Now is your chance to be a part of ACC Quality Summit 2025, taking place Oct. 14-16 in Denver, CO, and share your quality improvement work using the CathPCI Registry, Cardiac Cath Lab Accreditation, ...