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Can the NIH Stroke Scale score predict the presence of arterial occlusions in stroke patients?

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boxed-textFischer U et al. (2005) NIHSS score and arteriographic findings in acute ischemic stroke. Stroke 36: 2121–2125

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  1. Director of the Emergency Department Stroke Unit at the Policlinico Umberto I,

    Danilo Toni & Massimiliano Prencipe

  2. Chairman of the Department of Neurological Sciences, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy

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