Derivation and Validation of a Novel Prognostic Scale (Modified-Stroke Subtype, Oxfordshire Community Stroke Project Classification, Age, and Prestroke Modified Rankin) to Predict Early Mortality in Acute Stroke [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusions— Adding National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale data to create a modified-SOAR score improved prognostic utility in both derivation and validation data sets. The mSOAR may have clinical utility by using easily available data to predict mortality.

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Source: Stroke - December 28, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Abdul-Rahim, A. H., Quinn, T. J., Alder, S., Clark, A. B., Musgrave, S. D., Langhorne, P., Potter, J. F., Myint, P. K. Tags: Cerebrovascular Disease/Stroke Clinical Sciences Source Type: research