The types of neurological deficits might not justify withholding treatment in patients with low total National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale scores.

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Published in Stroke on February 02, 2012

Authors

Enrique C Leira1, Bryan R Ludwig, M Edip Gurol, James C Torner, Harold P Adams

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Cerebrovascular Diseases, Department of Neurology, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA. enrique-leira@uiowa.edu

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