2011
Imaging Stroke Patients with Unclear Onset Times
Wu O, Schwamm L, Sorensen A. Imaging Stroke Patients with Unclear Onset Times. Neuroimaging Clinics Of North America 2011, 21: 327-344. PMID: 21640303, PMCID: PMC3109317, DOI: 10.1016/j.nic.2011.02.008.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
The “Golden Hour” and Acute Brain Ischemia
Saver J, Smith E, Fonarow G, Reeves M, Zhao X, Olson D, Schwamm L. The “Golden Hour” and Acute Brain Ischemia. Stroke 2010, 41: 1431-1439. PMID: 20522809, PMCID: PMC2909671, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.110.583815.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemic stroke patientsHospital emergency departmentIntravenous thrombolytic therapyAcute brain ischemiaNeedle timeThrombolytic therapyStroke patientsEmergency departmentGolden hourBrain ischemiaGreater stroke severityGuidelines-Stroke databaseQuarter of patientsHours of onsetHours patientsStroke severityDoor timeEarly presentationPatientsWell timeStudy periodTherapyIschemiaOnset timeMinutes