Validation of the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, Modified Rankin Scale and Barthel Index in Brazil: The Role of Cultural Adaptation and Structured Interviewing

Background: We aimed to validate three widely used scales in stroke research in a multiethnic Brazilian population. Methods: The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), modified Rankin Scale (mRS) and Barthel Index (BI) were translated, culturally adapted and applied by two independent i...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Cerebrovascular diseases (Basel, Switzerland) Switzerland), 2009-01, Vol.27 (2), p.119-122
Hauptverfasser:	Cincura, Carolina, Pontes-Neto, Octavio M., Neville, Iuri S., Mendes, Henrique F., Menezes, Daniela F., Mariano, Débora C., Pereira, Issana F., Teixeira, Larissa A., Jesus, Pedro A.P., de Queiroz, Danilo C.L., Pereira, Davidson F., Pinto, Elen, Leite, João P., Lopes, Antonio A., Oliveira-Filho, Jamary
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Brazil Culture Female Humans Interviews as Topic - methods Language Male Middle Aged National Institutes of Health (U.S.) Observer Variation Original Paper Prognosis Severity of Illness Index Stroke - diagnosis Stroke - ethnology Stroke - physiopathology United States
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