Re-evaluation of the stroke prognostication using age and NIH Stroke Scale index (SPAN-100 index) in IVT patients — the-SPAN 10065 index

Abstract Background The SPAN-100 index adds patient age and baseline NIHSS-score and was introduced to predict clinical outcome after acute ischemic stroke (AIS). Even with high NIHSS-scores younger patients cannot reach a SPAN-100-positive status (index ≥100). We aimed to evaluate the SPAN-100 inde...

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Main Authors: Cornelia Möbius, Christian Blinzler, Stefan Schwab, Martin Köhrmann, Lorenz Breuer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:BMC Neurology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12883-018-1126-0