A new study suggests that lesion volume assessed within 72 h of stroke onset is an important independent predictor of 90-day functional outcome and neurological recovery. If used in stroke trials, outcome models including stroke volume, age and NIH Stroke Scale scores could increase power for detecting treatment effect.
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C. Weimar is a member of the Virtual International Stroke Trials Archive (VISTA) steering committee.
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Weimar, C. Initial stroke volume is an independent outcome predictor. Nat Rev Neurol 8, 305–306 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneurol.2012.91
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