Modified NIH Stroke Scale/Score (mNIHSS)
Shortened, validated version of the NIHSS.
INSTRUCTIONS
Note: numbering scheme is intentional and reflects differences from the original NIHSS (i.e., 1A, 7 and 10 are eliminated, and 3 and 4 are combined).
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Dr. Patrick D. Lyden
About the creator
Patrick D. Lyden, MD is chair of the Department of Neurology, Director of the Stroke Program and holds the Carmen and Louis Warschaw Chair in Neurology at Cedars-Sinai. Previously, he was a professor and vice chairman for clinical neurology at UCSD and served as the Clinical Chief of Neurology and Director of the Stroke Center at UCSD Medical Center. Dr. Lyden has published more than 200 journal articles and abstracts and edited a textbook on stroke intervention.
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