Pre-Stroke Modified Rankin Scale: Evaluation of Validity, Prognostic Accuracy, and Association with Treatment

Pre-Stroke Modified Rankin Scale: Evaluation of Validity, Prognostic Accuracy, and Association with Treatment

Background and purposeThe modified Rankin Scale (mRS) was designed to measure poststroke recovery but is often used to describe pre-stroke disability. We sought to evaluate three aspects of pre-stroke mRS: validity as a measure of pre-stroke disability; prognostic accuracy and association of pre-str...

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Main Authors: Terence J. Quinn, Martin Taylor-Rowan, Aishah Coyte, Allan B. Clark, Stanley D. Musgrave, Anthony K. Metcalf, Diana J. Day, Max O. Bachmann, Elizabeth A. Warburton, John F. Potter, Phyo Kyaw Myint
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
modified Rankin scale
disability
stroke
outcome
complications
prognosis
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2017.00275/full

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