External Validation of the ISAN, A2DS2, and AIS-APS Scores for Predicting Stroke-Associated Pneumonia

The Prestroke Independence, Sex, Age, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (ISAN), Age, Atrial Fibrillation, Dysphagia, male sex, and National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (A2DS2), and acute ischemic stroke-associated pneumonia score (AIS-APS) scores were created to predict stroke-associated pneumonia (SAP), one of the most important medical stroke complications. External validation of all such scores in an acute stroke population was the aim of our study.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - November 2, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Elena Zapata-Arriaza, Francisco Moniche, Pardo-Galiana Blanca, Alejandro Bustamante, Irene Escudero-Mart ínez, Oscar Uclés, Ángela Ollero-Ortiz, Jose Antonio Sánchez-García, Miguel Ángel Gamero, Ángeles Quesada, Diana Vidal De Francisco, Mercedes R Source Type: research