Recombinant human prourokinase is noninferior to alteplase in acute ischemic stroke, with symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage and major bleeding decreased.

The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) is accepted as the definitive clinical examination to assess stroke severity. This project examined barriers to implementation and NIHSS use ...

Secondary outcomes included performance on a gait speed test, Barthel Index (BI), NIH Stroke Scale score (NIHSS), Fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) MRI, resting state fMRI and ...

A project was developed to determine the barriers to NIHSS use by the nursing staff, to develop and implement a plan to improve the completion rate, and to evaluate progress as interventions were ...

Methods 15 patients (mean age 60.6 years, mean National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score 2.25) and 10 age matched control subjects (mean age 63.3 years) participated in the study. We ...

TICI 3 recanalization was achieved 65% of the time. On average, patients presented with an admitting National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score of 16.3 and improved to an NIHSS score of ...

Strokes are treatable, so it is important to be able to recognize a stroke so that you can get the right emergency treatment as quickly as possible. If you see or experience any of the following ...

Not to B-negative, but your blood type could offer a clue to your risk of having a stroke before 60. “The number of people with early strokes is rising,” said Dr. Steven J. Kittner, co ...

When my wife was diagnosed with breast cancer over Thanksgiving weekend, I took a crash course in relearning all about staging, treatment, management and prognosis. It’s an understatement to say ...

A renowned medical school whose faculty helped treat a young cancer survivor honored this week by President Donald Trump is facing potentially devastating funding cuts because of the White House.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — As Francis Collins, longtime director of the National Institutes of Health, took to the steps below the Lincoln Memorial on Friday for a sound check before speaking at the ...