Effectiveness of the Full Outline of UnResponsiveness Score in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke

/L in the latter (p = 0.004). Sixty-five (91.5%) of the patients in the group with a FOUR score of 16 and three (37.5%) of the patients in the group with a FOUR score of less than 16 stayed for more than six hours in the hospital (p < 0.001). When the patients were evaluated for intensive care unit (ICU) admission rates, five (62.5%) patients with a FOUR score of <16 were admitted to the ICU. This rate was 2.8% (n = 2) in the group of patients with a FOUR score of 16 and was found to be significantly lower (p < 0.001). Conclusion The FOUR score was found to be useful in predicting the ICU admission rate of patients with ischemic stroke. It has also been shown that the admission time was shorter in patients with a lower FOUR score, and platelet counts were also lower in this group.