Death and ADL Dependency After Scoring Zero on the NIHSS: A Swedish Retrospective Registry-Based Study.
David DarehedMalin ReinholdssonAdam ViktorissonTamar AbzhandadzeKatharina Stibrant SunnerhagenPublished in: Neurology. Clinical practice (2023)
One of 17 patients has either died or become ADL-dependent 3 months after a 0-NIHSS stroke, stressing that these strokes are not always benign. Older and physically inactive patients are at greater risk of an adverse outcome.