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| | NIH Stroke Scale Best Predictor Of Poor Outcomes After Acute Stroke - NeurologyChannel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23) |
 | | WESTPORT, CT Oct. 17, 2000 (Reuters Health) - Use of the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) is a practical method of identifying patients who are likely to have poor outcome during the first week after acute ischemic stroke, according to a report in the October issue of Neurology. |
 | | At 24 hours, according to the report, the best predictor of poor outcome was an NIHSS score greater than 22, which had a positive predictive value of 98%. |
 | | Between 7 and 10 days, the best predictor was an NIHSS score greater than 16, with a positive predictive value of 92%. |
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