Stroke: Assessment

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Introduction[edit | edit source]

Stroke Assessment Scales[edit | edit source]

Pre Hospital[edit | edit source]

Rapid identification of potential stroke patient with Prearrival notification for receiving facility to allow for early mobilization of a Stroke Multidisciplinary Team.

Cincinnati Pre-Hospital Stroke Scale (CPSS)[edit | edit source]

Miami Emergency Neurological Deficit (MEND)[edit | edit source]

Melbourne Ambulance Stroke Screen (MASS)[edit | edit source]

Los Angeles Prehospital Stroke Screen (LAPSS)
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Rapid Arterial oCclusion Evaluation (RACE)[edit | edit source]

Acute[edit | edit source]

Main role to measure deficits and stroke severity, which predicts patient discharge disposition. It provides a Standardized Neurological Exam, that can be utilised to monitor Neurological Status and can also be used to match patients to allow for comparison in clinical trials.

National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS)[edit | edit source]

Scandinavian Stroke Scale - 1985[edit | edit source]

Canadian Neurological Scale - 1986[edit | edit source]

European Stroke Scale - 1994[edit | edit source]

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Recent Related Research (from Pubmed)[edit | edit source]

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