National Institutes of Health Stroke Score

Modified National Institute of Health Stroke Score of >20 (not an absolute contraindication)... 

Emax Functions Another familiar asymptotic function is the max function, which has a natural limit S , . The E ax model for disease progression has been used to describe the progression of several different disease scores that have a natural hmit associated with the score. Anderson et al. (23) used the E ax model to describe pain resolution in pediatric patients and Taylor et al. (24) used this model to describe recovery from ischemic stroke using the National Institutes of Health Stroke Score. This model adequately described the trajectory of both markers of disease progression and was able to describe wide interpatient variability in disease progression and response. 

Functional recovery following stroke depends on stroke location, stroke size and the severity of resulting neurological deficits. Patients with severe neurological deficits, reflected in higher National Institutes of Health Stroke Score (NIHSS)... 

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