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The NIHSS Bias: Why Right-Sided Middle Cerebral Artery Strokes Carry Higher Mortality and Complication Risks
A retrospective study of 489,360 patients reveals that right-sided middle cerebral artery strokes are associated with significantly higher inpatient mortality and complications compared to left-sided strokes, likely due to inherent scoring biases in the NIHSS that underestimate nondominant hemisphere deficits.



















