Prehospital pathways of occipital stroke patients with mainly visual symptoms

ConclusionsOccipital stroke patients with visual symptoms contact health care late, are inadequately recognized, and present with complex prehospital pathways. Consequently, they are often ineligible for IV thrombolysis. This presents a missed opportunity for preventing permanent visual field defects.

Source: Acta Neurologica Scandinavica - August 14, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: S. R äty, K. Silvennoinen, T. Tatlisumak Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research