Deriving a Simple Clinical Predictive Score for Posterior Circulation Ischemic Stroke (PCS-SCORE)
The PCS-SCORE is a simple, highly specific bedside tool for early detection of posterior circulation strokes. Its rule-in strength makes it especially useful in prehospital settings, resource-limited environments, and crowded emergency departments. Prospective validation is ongoing.
Authors
- Dirk Deleu
- Khawaja Hassan Haroon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4825-5232)
- Ishrat Hakeem
- Ehab Mahmoud (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0820-0280)
- Ahmed Elsotouhy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2147-9626)
- Rajvir Singh
- Yahia Imam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4623-733X)
- Ahmad Muhammad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6491-3802)
- Jon Perkins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2260-0974)
- Suhail Hussain
- Mostafa Mahmoud
- Prem Chandra
- Mohamed Sayed Abdelmoneim
- Saadat Kamran
- Osman Koc
- Salman Al Jerdi
Institutions
- University of Helsinki (FI)
- Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar (QA)
- Hamad Medical Corporation (QA)
- Qatar University (QA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Central Nervous System Disease
- Published
- 2026-02-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/11795735261424050
- Primary Topic
- Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00