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 ...

We conducted a prospective, multicenter, open-label, randomized trial with blinded outcome assessment at 30 ... National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS; scores range from 0 to 42 ...

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 ...

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — Two women who are accused of taking money from an elderly woman’s bank accounts while she recovered from a stroke are wanted by Shreveport police. Arrest ...

"He is in recovery, where he is responsive to commands and is resting comfortably,'' according to a social media post by the Dodgers. Mota's son José, a former player and current Dodgers ...

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 ...

Since then, he says he has hosted more than 100 events and screened hundreds of people. Hunt had a stroke in 2016 when he was 39. The recovery wasn’t always easy. “Couldn’t cut with my left ...