2019
Recommendations for the Establishment of Stroke Systems of Care: A 2019 Update: A Policy Statement From the American Stroke Association
Adeoye O, Nyström K, Yavagal D, Luciano J, Nogueira R, Zorowitz R, Khalessi A, Bushnell C, Barsan W, Panagos P, Alberts M, Tiner A, Schwamm L, Jauch E. Recommendations for the Establishment of Stroke Systems of Care: A 2019 Update: A Policy Statement From the American Stroke Association. Stroke 2019, 50: e187-e210. PMID: 31104615, DOI: 10.1161/str.0000000000000173.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmerican Stroke AssociationStroke systemsStroke AssociationStroke center certificationMobile stroke unitEmergency medical servicesHospital dischargeSecondary preventionStroke centersEndovascular therapyStroke unitPrimary preventionCenter certificationNeurocritical careAssociation recommendationsCareBasis of improvementStroke recognitionMedical servicesHealthcare agenciesScientific evidenceHealthcare policyAppropriate facilitiesPreventionSignificant changes
2018
Evaluation of a score for the prehospital distinction between cerebrovascular disease and stroke mimic patients
Geisler F, Ali S, Ebinger M, Kunz A, Rozanski M, Waldschmidt C, Weber J, Wendt M, Winter B, Schwamm L, Audebert H. Evaluation of a score for the prehospital distinction between cerebrovascular disease and stroke mimic patients. International Journal Of Stroke 2018, 14: 400-408. PMID: 30303808, DOI: 10.1177/1747493018806194.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStroke mimic patientsIndividual patient characteristicsMimic patientsCerebrovascular diseaseStroke mimicsPatient characteristicsFocal neurological deficitsCerebrovascular disease patientsCertain patient characteristicsMobile stroke unitPre-hospital settingSevere strokeArterial hypertensionNeurological deficitsStroke unitAtrial fibrillationDisease patientsSudden onsetEmergency physiciansHospital destinationPatientsDiscriminative valueFinal analysisDiseaseStroke