NIHSS is deficient in acute stroke presenting with cortical deafness; clinical skills remain the backbone: a case report.

Tamer RoushdyNarges W MikhailShaimaa Ramadan Abdelaziz

Published in: The Egyptian journal of neurology, psychiatry and neurosurgery (2023)

Cortical deafness might be missed especially that NIHSS does not detect it. NIHSS role as the only golden standard scale for diagnosing and following up stroke cases ought to be revised.

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