Category: Neurology
Keywords: Stroke, NIH stroke scale, NIHSS (PubMed Search)
Posted: 12/9/2015 by WanTsu Wendy Chang, MD
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A recent study compared the original NIHSS with the shortened 11, 8, and 5 item versions.4
Bottom Line: The original 15-item NIHSS should still be used to evaluate patients’ stroke severity.
The reliability of the NIHSS has been found to improve with personal and videotaped training.
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