The Kurashiki Prehospital Stroke Scale Is a Prehospital Scale That Can Predict Long-Term Outcome of Patients with Acute Cerebral Ischemia

The Kurashiki Prehospital Stroke Scale Is a Prehospital Scale That Can Predict Long-Term Outcome of Patients with Acute Cerebral Ischemia

Background and Purpose: Our aim was to confirm the clinical relationship between the Kurashiki Prehospital Stroke Scale (KPSS) scored by paramedics and favorable outcomes in patients with modified Rankin scale (mRS) scores of 0–1 assessed 3 months after symptom onset. Methods: We enrolled patients w...

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Main Authors: Yasuyuki Iguchi, Kazumi Kimura, Kensaku Shibazaki, Yuki Sakamoto, Kenichiro Sakai, Shuichi Fujii, Junichi Uemura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2011-04-01
Series:Cerebrovascular Diseases Extra
Subjects:
Acute stroke outcome
Emergency care
Kurashiki Prehospital Stroke Scale
Prehospital stroke care
Thrombolysis
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/327154

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