MALFATTO L.

Background: The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) is able to predict mortality and functional outcome in patients with ischemic stroke. Its role in primary intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is not clear. The objective of our study was to investigate whether NIHSS is a reliable instrument of clinical monitoring and correlates with...

Background and aims: Monitoring the quality of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) management is increasingly important since patient outcome could be improved with better access to evidence-based treatments. In this scenario, the aim of our study was to identify thrombolysis rate, reasons for undertreatment, and factors associated with better outcome....

The exhibition, accompanied by a catalogue with some introductive essais, originates from the European Project "Aristhot. Sciences en Mèditerranée" co-financed by UE (Interreg IIIB Medocc programm); this project involved 14 partners from 8 different European and non-European countries. Exposition (inserted also in the Festival of Science 2007)...