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The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, or NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS), is a tool used by healthcare providers to objectively quantify the impairment caused by a stroke and aid planning post-acute care disposition, though was intended to assess differences in interventions in clinical trials. The NIHSS was designed for the National ...
If any one of the three tests shows abnormal findings, the patient may be having a stroke and should be transported to a hospital as soon as possible. The CPSS was derived from the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale developed in 1997 at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center for prehospital use. [2]
The scale was originally introduced in 1957 by Dr. John Rankin of Stobhill Hospital, Glasgow, Scotland as a 5-level scale ranging from 1 to 5. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It was then modified by either van Swieten et al. [ 5 ] or perhaps Prof. C. Warlow's group at Western General Hospital in Edinburgh for use in the UK-TIA study in the late 1980s to include ...
Test of ascertain function after stroke (or cancer) The Functional Independence Measure ( FIM ) is an assessment tool that aims to evaluate the functional status of patients throughout the rehabilitation process following a stroke , traumatic brain injury , spinal cord injury or cancer . [ 1 ]
The Los Angeles Prehospital Stroke Screen (abbreviated LAPSS) is a method of identifying potential stroke patients in a pre-hospital setting. [ 1 ] Screening criteria
Is it possible that NIH stroke scale is the WP:COMMONNAME? Biosthmors 22:58, 26 November 2012 (UTC) It is definitely true that NIH stroke Scale is the same as the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale.
A high score corresponds to a greater risk of stroke, while a low score corresponds to a lower risk of stroke. The CHADS 2 score is simple and has been validated by many studies. [ 2 ] In clinical use, the CHADS 2 score (pronounced "chads two") has been superseded by the CHA 2 DS 2 -VASc score ("chads vasc" [ 3 ] ), which gives a better ...
The Fugl Meyer Assessment of Physical Performance (FMA) is an example of one widely used scale. [4] The FMA consists of five sub-scales that relate to various aspects of a patient's upper and lower extremity, and the sub-scales are as follows: [4] Motor; Balance; Sensation; Joint Range of Motion; Pain