Interrater Reliability of the NIH Stroke Scale

摘要: • The interobserver reliability of a rating scale employed in several multicenter stroke trials was investigated. Twenty patients who had were rated with this by four clinical fellows. Each patient independently evaluated one pair observers. degree interrater agreement for each item on the determined calculation k statistic. Interobserver moderate to substantial 9 13 items. This system compares favorably other scales which such comparisons can be made. However, validity must established.