The telemedicine intervention in chronic disease management promises to involve patients
in their own care, provides continuous monitoring by their healthcare providers, identifies …

Purpose—Telestroke is one of the most frequently used and rapidly expanding applications
of telemedicine, delivering much-needed stroke expertise to hospitals and patients. This …

Online telemedicine systems are useful due to the possibility of timely and efficient
healthcare services. These systems are based on advanced wireless and wearable sensor …

Thrombolysis with alteplase administered within a narrow therapeutic window provides an
effective therapy for acute ischaemic stroke. However, mainly because of prehospital delay …

Below are outlined some of the key concepts and components of a modern stroke system of
care in the United States. These elements will vary in different parts of the country (and the …

Importance Intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) followed by mechanical thrombectomy (MT) is
recommended to treat acute ischemic stroke (AIS) with a large vessel occlusion (LVO). Most …

Background and Purpose—The aim of the Synergium was to devise and prioritize new ways
of accelerating progress in reducing the risks, effects, and consequences of stroke. Methods …

Background and Purpose—The formation and certification of Primary Stroke Centers has
progressed rapidly since the Brain Attack Coalition's original recommendations in 2000. The …

Objective: Beneficial effects of IV tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) in acute ischemic stroke
are strongly time-dependent. In the Pre-Hospital Acute Neurological Treatment and …

The American Heart Association's Get With the Guidelines (GWTG)-Stroke programme has
changed stroke care delivery in the USA since its establishment in 2003. GWTG is a …