The Finnish Prehospital Stroke Scale Detects Thrombectomy and Thrombolysis Candidates —A Propensity Score-Matched Study

Prehospital stroke triage is challenged by endovascular treatment for large vessel occlusion (LVO) being available only in major stroke centers. Conjugate eye deviation (CED) is closely related to LVO, whereas common stroke signs (face-arm-leg-speech-visual) screen stroke. We hypothesized that combining CED with common stroke signs would yield a prehospital stroke scale for identifying both LVO and stroke in general.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - November 20, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Jyrki P. Ollikainen, Heikki V. Janhunen, Juho A. Tynkkynen, Kalle M. Mattila, Minna M. H älinen, Niku K. Oksala, Satu-Liisa K. Pauniaho Source Type: research