Y Xiong, AK Wakhloo, M Fisher - Circulation research, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
The treatment of acute ischemic stroke continues to advance. The mainstay of treatment remains intravenous thrombolysis with alteplase. Recent studies demonstrated that later …
JC Grotta, JM Yamal, SA Parker… - … England Journal of …, 2021 - Mass Medical Soc
Abstract Background Mobile stroke units (MSUs) are ambulances with staff and a computed tomographic scanner that may enable faster treatment with tissue plasminogen activator (t …
Summary Background Mobile stroke units (MSUs) equipped with a CT scanner reduce time to thrombolytic treatment and improve patient outcomes. We tested the hypothesis that …
M Fisher, SI Savitz - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2022 - nature.com
For over 40 years, attempts to develop treatments that protect neurons and other brain cells against the cellular and biochemical consequences of cerebral ischaemia in acute …
Abstract Background and Aim: Despite progress made over the last 30 years, stroke is still a leading cause of disability and mortality; likewise, its burden is expected to increase over the …
Telehealth enables the remote delivery of health care through telecommunication technologies and has substantially affected the evolving medical landscape. The COVID-19 …
Importance So far, uncertainty remains as to whether there is sufficient cumulative evidence that mobile stroke unit (MSU; specialized ambulance equipped with computed tomography …
GJ Hubert, ND Hubert, C Maegerlein, F Kraus… - JAMA, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The benefit of endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) for acute ischemic stroke is highly time-dependent, and it is challenging to expedite treatment for patients in remote …
Mobile stroke units (MSUs) are specialized ambulances equipped with the personnel, equipment, and imaging capability to diagnose and treat acute stroke in the prehospital …