New Picture Stimuli for the NIH Stroke Scale: A Validation Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale is a widely accepted tool for structured graded neurological examination of stroke or suspected stroke in the hyperacute setting. Concerns have arisen about the use of its picture stimuli in a contemporary and global health context. Here, we present new stimuli prepared to serve the needs of stroke providers worldwide: the precarious painter image description and updated objects for naming.

Methods

This was a validation study of 101 healthy fluent English speakers. Participants were reached by the Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center, the University of South Carolina, and Prisma Health from 2022 to 2023 and included residents of the United States, Germany, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Zambia. Participants wer

SUBMITTER: Stockbridge MD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10832390 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature