Population
853 consecutive patients with first-ever ischemic stroke
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
725.8 ± 430.0 days
Authors
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Discharge mRS may inform prognosis discussions in cardioembolic stroke; extends prior observational data but leaves open whether targeting functional recovery alters survival.
Functional outcome at discharge, as measured by the modified Rankin scale, is a significant predictor of long-term survival in patients with first-ever ischemic stroke, particularly those with cardioembolic etiology.
Suto et al. (2011) studied this question.
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