The accuracy of CG-FAST was higher than pre-existing triaging scales, such as FAST-ED and RACE (29). A further novel scale, the Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Severity Scale (CPSSS), was designed with ...

The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) is accepted as the definitive clinical examination to assess stroke severity. This project examined barriers to implementation and NIHSS use ...

The widely used FAST acronym remains the best tool for helping bystanders recognize stroke symptoms, despite efforts to expand it to BE-FAST. A new study showed that adding Balance and Eye changes ...

Doctors at UC Health are making strides in stroke care with the help of a new app created by a Walnut Hills High School alum.This app started as just another family conversation.Ajai Nelson was ...

Background: Ongoing surveillance of stroke incidence over time by demographic groups is critical to understand trends in disease burden and effective interventions. Our objective was to examine ...

Furthermore, the top 5 variables suggesting unfavorable outcomes were namely admitting blood glucose levels, age, onset to EVT time, onset to hospital time, and National Institutes of Health Stroke ...

Correspondence to Dr Giosuè Gulli, Clinical Neuroscience, St George's University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London, SW17 0RE, UK; ggulli{at}sgul.ac.uk Symptoms and ...

Stroke Warning Sign Acronyms Drive 911 Calls, F.A.S.T. Leads in Symptom Recall for Public Jan. 30, 2025 — Both F.A.S.T. and BE-FAST acronyms motivated people to call 911 right away for a ...