Clinical Management of Acute Stroke
Rost N, Koroshetz W, González R, Schwamm L. Clinical Management of Acute Stroke. 2010, 211-220. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-12751-9_10.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute strokeStroke patientsPermanent brain injurySerious permanent disabilityAcute stroke managementAcute stroke treatmentMin of presentationLocal clinical pathwayNeurologic dysfunctionStroke treatmentBlood testsStroke managementConsensus guidelinesPhysical examinationClinical managementBrain injuryPermanent disabilityClinical pathwayTreatment decisionsMedical attentionCT interpretationStrokeFirst hourPatientsScan completionRapid Change in Prescribing Behavior in Hospitals Participating in Get With The Guidelines–Stroke After Release of the Management of Atherothrombosis With Clopidogrel in High-Risk Patients (MATCH) Clinical Trial Results
Menon B, Frankel M, Liang L, LaBresh K, Ellrodt G, Hernandez A, Fonarow G, Schwamm L, Smith E. Rapid Change in Prescribing Behavior in Hospitals Participating in Get With The Guidelines–Stroke After Release of the Management of Atherothrombosis With Clopidogrel in High-Risk Patients (MATCH) Clinical Trial Results. Stroke 2010, 41: 2094-2097. PMID: 20634476, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.110.584151.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransient ischemic attackIschemic attackIschemic strokeHigh-risk patients trialAmerican Heart Association Guidelines UpdateManagement of AtherothrombosisPatient clinical trialsGuidelines-StrokeGWTG-StrokeAntithrombotic medicationAntithrombotic therapyStroke ProgramDischarge prescriptionsGuideline updateRandomized trialsConsensus guidelinesHospital characteristicsClinical trialsPrescribing behaviorSustained decreasePatient trialsSustained reductionClinical informationPatientsMatch Study