Re: Prognosis of Neurological Improvement in Inpatient Acute Ischemic Stroke Survivors: A Propensity Score Matching Snalysis

Wu Q and colleagues1 conducted a propensity-score (PS) matched study to identify prediction factors associated with short-term outcomes in patients with acute ischemic stroke survivors (improvement/ no improvement). In an effort to control for confounding, the authors matched on the propensity score to balance the National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) at admission between the two outcome groups. After matching, 92 pairs were analyzed in a multivariable outcome model of which two variables, diabetes and cognitive assessment, were identified as independent risk factors for the prognosis of neurological improvement.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - Category: Neurology Authors: Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research