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The use of telemedicine in the management of acute stroke.
Abstract Cerebrovascular disease, including acute ischemic stroke, remains a major public health problem in the US and throughout the world. There has been a concerted effort to apply evidence-based practices to stroke care to improve primary and secondary prevention as well as poststroke outcomes. Geography and workforce shortages contribute to a disparity in stroke care, however, among the substantial proportion of the US population that lives outside the reach of an acute stroke-ready hospital or a primary or comprehensive stroke center. In an attempt to combat the rural-to-urban disparity and expand the availa...
Source: Neurosurgical Focus - January 1, 2014 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Rubin MN, Demaerschalk BM Tags: Neurosurg Focus Source Type: research

Endovascular treatment of acute ischemic stroke: the end or just the beginning?
Abstract Various endovascular intraarterial approaches are available for treating patients with acute ischemic stroke who present with severe neurological deficits. Three recent randomized trials-Interventional Management of Stroke (IMS) III, Mechanical Retrieval and Recanalization of Stroke Clots Using Embolectomy (MR RESCUE), and Synthesis Expansion: A Randomized Controlled Trial on Intra-Arterial Versus Intravenous Thrombolysis in Acute Ischemic Stroke (SYNTHESIS Expansion)-evaluated the efficacy of endovascular treatment of acute ischemic stroke and, after failing to demonstrate any significant clinical benefi...
Source: Neurosurgical Focus - January 1, 2014 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Mokin M, Khalessi AA, Mocco J, Lanzino G, Dumont TM, Hanel RA, Lopes DK, Fessler RD, Ringer AJ, Bendok BR, Veznedaroglu E, Siddiqui AH, Hopkins LN, Levy EI Tags: Neurosurg Focus Source Type: research

A systematic review of next-generation point-of-care stroke diagnostic technologies
CONCLUSIONS: As technology and computational resources have advanced, several novel point-of-care medical devices show promise in facilitating rapid stroke diagnosis, with the potential for improving time to treatment and informing prehospital stroke triage.PMID:34198255 | DOI:10.3171/2021.4.FOCUS21122
Source: Neurosurgical Focus - July 1, 2021 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Shane Shahrestani Danielle Wishart Sung Min J Han Ben A Strickland Joshua Bakhsheshian William J Mack Arthur W Toga Nerses Sanossian Yu-Chong Tai Gabriel Zada Source Type: research