Shortened NIHSS for Rapid Stroke Assessment in Emergency Care Settings
NIHSS-8 is a reliable and efficient alternative to NIHSS-11 for assessing stroke severity in emergency departments. It provides high sensitivity and specificity while being less time-consuming, making it suitable for rapid stroke assessment and triage.
Authors
- Alireza Ala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8231-2937)
- Elyar Sadeghi‐Hokmabadi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5481-6027)
- Samad Shams Vahdati (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4831-6691)
- Sama Rahnemayan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0641-4178)
- Niloofar Taghizadeh
- Ipak Entezari
Institutions
- Tabriz University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Neurologist
- Published
- 2024-12-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/nrl.0000000000000608
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.16