Why Clinicians Prognosticate Stroke Patients Poorly: Results from the Clinician Judgment versus Risk Score to Predict Stroke Outcomes Randomized Study

Prognostication after a stroke has important implications for care and for decisions made by patients and their families. It is not clear why clinicians, even experienced stroke neurologists, poorly estimate the risk of disability and death following stroke.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - March 14, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Nav Persaud, Kevin E. Thorpe, Stavroula R. Raptis, Gustavo Saposnik, Stroke Outcomes Research Working Group (SORCan—) Source Type: research