The iScore Predicts Poor Functional Outcomes Early After Hospitalization for an Acute Ischemic Stroke

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The iScore is a prediction tool originally developed to estimate the risk of death after hospitalization for an acute ischemic stroke. Our objective was to determine whether the iScore could also predict poor functional outcomes. METHODS: We applied the iScore to patients presenting with an acute ischemic stroke at multiple hospitals in Ontario, Canada, between 2003 and 2008, who had been identified from the Registry of …