Predicting Disability after Ischemic Stroke Based on Comorbidity Index and Stroke Severity—From the Virtual International Stroke Trials Archive-Acute Collaboration

Predicting Disability after Ischemic Stroke Based on Comorbidity Index and Stroke Severity—From the Virtual International Stroke Trials Archive-Acute Collaboration

Background and aimThe availability and access of hospital administrative data [coding for Charlson comorbidity index (CCI)] in large data form has resulted in a surge of interest in using this information to predict mortality from stroke. The aims of this study were to determine the minimum clinical...

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Main Authors: Thanh G. Phan, Benjamin B. Clissold, Henry Ma, John Van Ly, Velandai Srikanth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
stroke
disability evaluation
Charlson comorbidity score
prediction
National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale scores
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2017.00192/full

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