For Medicare beneficiaries with acute ischemic stroke, the NIH Stroke Scale provided substantial prognostic information regarding 30-day mortality risk, according to recent study results.

Patients were assigned NIHSS (NIH stroke scale) ... At 3 months post-discharge, efficacy outcomes were determined using the NIHSS scale, modified Rankin scale (mRS) and Barthel Index.

Patients were assigned NIHSS (NIH stroke scale) ... At 3 months post-discharge, efficacy outcomes were determined using the NIHSS scale, modified Rankin scale (mRS) and Barthel Index.