Reliability of the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale. Extension to non-neurologists in the context of a clinical trial.
Abstract
The reliability of the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) has been established through testing its use in live and videotaped patients. This reliability testing has primarily focused on the use of the scale by neurologists. We sought to determine the reliability of the NIHSS as used by non-neurologists in the context of a clinical trial.
