Although the goal for NIHSS completion rate was not met, we believe the project was successful. The NIHSS has been integrated successfully into standard nursing practice in assessments of acute stroke ...

In less than 5 minutes, the Shock Index assessment can gauge the severity of a patient's condition. Stroke is a deadly and expensive-to-treat condition that kills about 140,000 Americans each year, ...

Figure 2 - CUV801 NIHSS results Individual NIHSS scores in five of six patients treated in the CUV801 study showed improvement in neurological functions. Two patients were symptom free at day 42.

Nurses on the stroke/neurovascular unit at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center (PSVMC) in Portland, OR, care for approximately 500 stroke patients per year. Nursing staff members used the standard ...