Accuracy of Stroke Diagnosis in Telestroke-Guided Tissue Plasminogen Activator Patients

The objective of the study is to assess the accuracy of final diagnosis in telestroke-guided tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA) patients compared with bedside evaluation using computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as a surrogate for final stroke diagnosis. The overall goal was to determine if telestroke had similar diagnostic accuracy as bedside evaluations in diagnosing rt-PA-treated patients.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - September 1, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Kunal Agrawal, Rema Raman, Karin Ernstrom, Robert Joseph Claycomb, Dawn Matherne Meyer, Thomas Martin Hemmen, Royya Fatima Modir, Pranav Kachhi, Brett Cowan Meyer Source Type: research