American Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 26, Issue 2 , Pages 189-190, February 2008

Stroke Quick Score: a visual aid in scoring neurologic deficits for acute stroke with National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale

Neurology and Stroke Services, Erie Count Medical Center, Buffalo, NY 14215, USA

Department of Neurology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Buffalo School of Medicine, Buffalo, NY 14215, USA

Received 9 March 2007; received in revised form 11 March 2007; accepted 9 April 2007.

Abstract 

The 15-item National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale is depicted here as a single diagram with major categories of deficits placed into 3 separate functional groups with 7 points assigned to each, in addition to 4 points for motor deficits in each of 4 extremities. This simple composite visual aid, known as the Stroke Quick Score, may help in training stroke team members in the use of the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale.

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PII: S0735-6757(07)00308-7

doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2007.04.027

American Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 26, Issue 2 , Pages 189-190, February 2008

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