Clinical Selection Strategies to Identify Ischemic Stroke Patients With Large Anterior Vessel Occlusion

Background and Purpose— The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) correlates with presence of large anterior vessel occlusion (LAVO). However, the application of the full NIHSS in the prehospital setting to select patients eligible for treatment with thrombectomy is limited. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of simple clinical selection strategies. Methods— Data from the Safe Implementation of Thrombolysis in...