Stroke unit care: beyond the statistical significance
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Outcome of patients with stroke admitted in stroke care unit and Neurologic
Introduction: Admission of patients with severe National Institutes of health stroke scale (NIHSS Score>16) or moderate (NIHSS 8 through 16) acute stroks is different. Taking care of stroke patients admitted in stroke unit care (SCU) is costly. In comparison with admission in general neurology ward, we assessed the outcome of such patients based on stroke care unit (SCU) versus general neurol...
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تاریخ انتشار 2013