DAWN of a New Era for Stroke Treatment: Implications of the DAWN Study for Acute Stroke Care and Stroke Systems of Care.

DAWN of a New Era for Stroke Treatment: Implications of the DAWN Study for Acute Stroke Care and Stroke Systems of Care.
Circulation. 2018 Jan 18;:
Authors: Alberts MJ, Ollenschleger MD, Nouh A
Abstract
Until recently, the selection of patients with large artery occlusion and ischemic stroke for reperfusion therapy was based on time criteria (typically within 6 hours) and basic imaging protocols (head CT, CT angiogram, ASPECTS score). The recently published DAWN (DWI or CTP Assessment with Clinical Mismatch in the Triage of Wake-Up and Late Presenting Strokes Undergoing Neurointervention with Trevo) study has changed this paradigm by using a tissue-based selection criteria and a greatly expanded treatment time window (up to 24 hours).1 This is a transformational change in acute stroke therapy and has implications for many healthcare providers and EMS systems.
PMID: 29348262 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Circulation - January 18, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Alberts MJ, Ollenschleger MD, Nouh A Tags: Circulation Source Type: research