From: Risk of stroke-associated pneumonia during hospitalization: predictive ability of combined A2DS2 score and hyperglycemia
Clinical characteristics on admission
Assigned points
Elderly age (≥75 years old)
+ 1
Male sex
Atrial fibrillation
Dysphagia
+ 2
Stroke severity
NIHSS score (5–15 points)
+ 3
NIHSS score (≥16 points)
+ 5
Fasting hyperglycemia