Modified Prehospital Acute Stroke Severity (mPASS) Scale to Predict Emergent Large Arterial Occlusion.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

To date, identifying emergent large vessel occlusion (ELVO) patients in the prehospital stage is important but still challenging. In this present study, we aimed to design a modified prehospital acute stroke severity (mPASS) scale to identify ELVO patients and compared the scale to the PASS scale which has been published.

Methods

We retrospectively evaluated a consecutive cohort of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) in our stroke unit who visited the emergercy department. These patients underwent CT angiography (CTA), MR angiography (MRA), or digital subtraction angiography (DSA) at admission. The mPASS scale was calculated based on the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) items retrospectively, including the level of consciousness commands, gaze, arm wea

SUBMITTER: Si X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8315848 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature