GRAPHIC REANALYSIS OF THE TWO NINDS-TPA TRIALS CONFIRMS SUBSTANTIAL TREATMENT BENEFIT

摘要

Background of Comment/ReviewMultiple statistical analyses of the two NINDS-TPA Trials have confirmed study findings of benefit of fibrinolytic therapy. A recent graphic analysis departed from best practices in the visual display of quantitative information by failing to take into account the skewed functional importance NIH Stroke Scale raw scores and by scaling change axes at up to twenty times the range achievable by individual patients.