[Clinical characteristics of patients with stroke code activation not identified by the emergency medical service].

CONCLUSIONS: The sensitivity of EMS to detect stroke patients in our series is 77%. We have identified clinical features associated with lack of sensitivity, such as vertebrobasilar territory symptoms or isolated language disorder.
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Source: Revista de Neurologia - March 18, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Gea M, Álvarez M, Forcén S, Paré M, Sorrentino A, Zhu N, Planas-Ballvé A, Broto J, Martín-Aguilar L, Ramos-Pachón A, Hernández-Pérez M, Dorado L, Gomis M, Millán M, Dávalos A, Pérez de la Ossa N Tags: Rev Neurol Source Type: research