Can a Novel NAFO Nomogram Improve Prediction of the Neurological Function at Discharge in Acut Ischemic Stroke Patients with Mechanical Thrombectomy? A Chinese Multicenter Cohort Study

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Purpose and Significance of Study: This study aims to propose a nomogram to predict neurological function in Chinese acute ischemic stroke patients with mechanical thrombectomy at discharge. This is significant as there is an increasing need for reliable outcome prediction methods in ischemic stroke patients. Although a couple of similar studies have been performed in other populations (e.g. 1, 2), this is a first in a Chinese cohort. It is to be noted that a recent publication depicts a similar study by some of the same authors (indicated here). 

Fit with Scope of Journal: The manuscript is not a fit for the Journal of Clinical and Medical Case Reports as it is a research article based on a cohort study while the journal publishes case reports.  

 

The errors are listed below. The minor errors have already been incorporated in the galley proof. 

 

In the Abstract – 

 

  Under Methods – 

·         The full form of NIHSS must be provided in brackets beside the abbreviation as it is used for the first time. 

 

A heading named “Background” needs to be introduced after the Abstract. 

 

In the Background section – 

 

  In the 1st paragraph – 

·         The last sentence does not make sense as the construction is wrong. 

  In the 2nd paragraph – 

·         In the 1st sentence, alternative words must be used as “prediction” cannot be “evaluated”. 

 

In the Methods section – 

 

  In the 2nd paragraph – 

·         In the last sentence, “NIHSS score” cannot be “performed”; “determined” is suggested instead. 

  In the Statistical analysis – 

    In the 2nd paragraph – 

·         In the 1st sentence, “method that included” is repeated. 

 

In the Discussion section – 

 

  In the 1st paragraph – 

·         In the 3rd sentence, “study” must be replaced by “objective”. 

  In the 3rd paragraph – 

·         In the 4th sentence, “it may help to provide an” must be replaced with “thus providing”. 

·         In the last sentence, “as well the age and the severity of clinical outcome” does not make sense. 

  In the 4th paragraph – 

·       The construction of the 3rd sentence is wrong, making no sense. 

·       In the 5th sentence, “despite” must be replaced by “although” and “also” must be removed. 

  In the 5th paragraph – 

·       In the 2nd sentence, “patient” after “80-year-old” must be removed. 

·       In the 3rd sentence, the usage of “nominated” does not make sense. 

·       The last sentence must be reframed as  “In another model, age and NIHSS score on admission were also found to correctly identify patients with functional impairment after stroke”. 

  In the last paragraph – 

·       The last sentence was removed as such an absolute claim cannot be made. 

 

In the Conclusion section – 

·       The last sentence must be reframed as “It may also be a useful tool to predict the functional impairment at discharge for ischemic stroke patients”. 

 

Author Info

Chao Sun Chao-Ping Huang Jian-Jun Zou Jue Hu Linda Nyame Mako Ibrahim Xiang Li Xue-Mei Li Ya-jie Shan Yang Zou Zheng Zha Zhi-Hong Zhao

Corresponding Author

Jian-Jun Zou
School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China

Article Info

Article Type

Research Article

Publication history

Received: Wed 01, Jan 2020
Accepted: Fri 17, Jan 2020
Published: Mon 27, Jan 2020

Copyright

© 2023 Jian-Jun Zou. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Hosting by Science Repository.
DOI: 10.31487/j.JCMCR.2020.01.02