Research Article

Predicting Acute Ischaemic Stroke Outcome Using Clinical and Temporal Thresholds

Table 2

Influences of symptom duration and intensity on the course of IS.

NDS-0 (IC 95%)NIHSS-GP (IC 95%)Plateau duration (min.) (IC 95%)

Lesion-free TIA ( 𝑛 = 2 8 )4.31 (3.6–5.1)2.92 (2.1–3.8)75.23 (29.6–120.9)
TIA with lesion ( 𝑛 = 8 )8.41 (3.6–13.1)4.72 (2.2–7.3)442.53 (25.7–859.3)
Infarction ( 𝑛 = 1 1 8 )14.71 (12.6–16.8)12.12 (10.1–14.1)727.53 (609.9–845.1)
mRS 0–3 ( 𝑛 = 1 1 0 )84 (6.8–9.2)5.55 (4.3–6.6)399.16 (296.6–501.6)
mRS 4-5 ( 𝑛 = 2 7 )19.34 (14.2–24.4)17.05 (12.8–21.2)931.56 (684.7–1178.2)
Death ( 𝑛 = 1 7 )31.54 (28.2–34.8)24.15 (20.9–27.3)13206 (1129.8–1510.2)