Category: Neurology
Keywords: Large vessel occlusion stroke, endovascular intervention, Field Assessment Stroke Triage for Emergency Destination, FAST-ED, NIHSS, Rapid Arterial Occlusion Evaluation, RACE, Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Severity scale, CPSS (PubMed Search)
Posted: 7/13/2016 by WanTsu Wendy Chang, MD
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Bottom Line: Additional assessment of gaze deviation, aphasia and neglect, as included in the FAST-ED scale, increases the accuracy of predicting LVOS.
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