National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale Score Less Than 10 at 24 hours After Stroke Onset Is a Strong Predictor of a Favorable Outcome After Mechanical Thrombectomy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There are a few accurate predictors of patient outcomes after mechanical thrombectomy (MT).

Objective

To investigate whether the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score 24 hours after stroke onset could predict favorable outcomes at 90 days in patients with acute stroke treated with MT.

Methods

Patients from the SKIP study were enrolled in this study. Using receiver operating characteristic curves, the optimal cut-off NIHSS score 24 hours after stroke onset was calculated to distinguish between favorable (modified Rankin Scale score 0-2) and unfavorable (modified Rankin Scale score 3-6) outcomes at 90 days. These receiver operating characteristic curves were compared with those of previously reported predictors of favorable outcomes, such a

SUBMITTER: Katano T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9632941 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature