Stroke Awareness Among Community Residents in Chicago (P7.135)

CONCLUSIONS:Despite significant efforts made to increase public awareness about stroke, moderate deficits still exist. Future educational programs should consider targeted outreach to younger populations who may live with stroke survivors and minority populations at higher risk for stroke. In addition, financial barriers to calling EMS should be tackled at public policy level.Disclosure: Dr. Mathew has nothing to disclose. Dr. O’Neill has nothing to disclose. Dr. Beckstrom has nothing to disclose. Dr. Giles has nothing to disclose. Dr. Aggarwal has nothing to disclose. Dr. Prabhakaran has received personal compensation for activities with American Heart Association.

Source: Neurology - April 9, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Mathew, S., O'Neill, K., Beckstrom, H., Giles, F., Aggarwal, N., Prabhakaran, S. Tags: Cerebrovascular Disease and Interventional Neurology: Barriers and Opportunities in Acute Stroke Treatment Source Type: research