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Dr. Rebecca N. Ichord

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var oneb = parseFloat(oneb);
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var two = parseFloat(two);
var three = parseFloat(three);
var four = parseFloat(four);
var fivea = parseFloat(fivea);
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var sixb = parseFloat(sixb);
var seven = parseFloat(seven);
var eight = parseFloat(eight);
var nine = parseFloat(nine);
var ten = parseFloat(ten);
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Pediatric NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS)

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<p>Quantifies stroke severity using a child-specific version of the <calculator id="715">NIH Stroke Score</calculator>.</p>

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<p>Derek Tam, MD, MPH, is a pediatric resident at Maimonides Children's Hospital in Brooklyn, NY. Dr. Tam completed an undergraduate degree in cognitive science at Northwestern University in Chicago, IL, and received his MD and MPH from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. He will serve as chief resident for the pediatric residency program at Maimonides for the academic year 2019-2020 and plans to pursue a fellowship in pediatric emergency medicine. His academic interests include emergency medicine, pediatric resuscitation, antibiotic stewardship, and epidemiology.</p>

Derek Tam, MD, MPH

The Pediatric NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) quantifies stroke severity using a child-specific version of the NIH Stroke Score.

NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS)

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