ASSESSING STROKE –SCORES & SCALES

PREHOSPITAL STROKE ASSESSMENT SCALES CINCINNATI PREHOSPITAL STROKE SCALE (CPSS) • Identifies facial paresis, arm drift, and abnormal speech. • 80% of stroke patients will exhibit one or more of these symptoms. • However, it has the same limitations for certain stroke-related deficits that can occur in isolation. Does not identify posterior

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