Proximal arterial occlusion in acute ischemic stroke with low NIHSS scores should not be considered as mild stroke.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Untreated acute mild stroke patients have substantial 90-day disability rates and worse outcomes than those who are treated with thrombolysis. There is little information regarding which patients with acute mild stroke will benefit from thrombolysis. We sought to investigate factors that are associated with early neurological deterioration (END) and poor prognosis in patients with acute mild stroke.

Methods

This was a retrospective study of consecutively registered patients with acute mild stroke (NIHSS ≤3) at our tertiary stroke center between October 2008 and December 2011. END was defined as an increase in NIHSS ≥2 points between hospital days 0 and 5. Modified Rankin Scale (mRS) scores of 0-1 at 90 days post-stroke were defined as favorable outcomes.

Result

SUBMITTER: Kim JT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3745393 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature