2014
Gender Differences in Neurologic Emergencies Part I: A Consensus Summary and Research Agenda on Cerebrovascular Disease
Madsen TE, Seigel TA, Mackenzie RS, Marcolini EG, Wira CR, Healy ME, Wright DW, Gentile NT. Gender Differences in Neurologic Emergencies Part I: A Consensus Summary and Research Agenda on Cerebrovascular Disease. Academic Emergency Medicine 2014, 21: 1403-1413. PMID: 25422086, DOI: 10.1111/acem.12528.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeurologic emergencySubarachnoid hemorrhageEmergency departmentCause of deathPathophysiologic differencesHemorrhagic strokeCerebrovascular diseaseED providersOverall management planPatient evaluationED diagnosisEmergency physiciansGender differencesRole of sexNominal group techniqueOutcomes pertinentConsensus summaryDiagnosisMigraineSexStrokeEmergencyFuture research prioritiesTreatmentResearch priorities
2012
Missed Opportunities for Recognition of Ischemic Stroke in the Emergency Department
Lever NM, Nyström KV, Schindler JL, Halliday J, Wira C, Funk M. Missed Opportunities for Recognition of Ischemic Stroke in the Emergency Department. Journal Of Emergency Nursing 2012, 39: 434-439. PMID: 22633790, DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2012.02.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNontraditional symptomsIschemic strokeEmergency departmentSymptom presentationDiagnostic accuracyYale-New Haven HospitalComprehensive neurological evaluationGeneralized weaknessNeurological evaluationStroke symptomsMedical recordsMental statusEmergency nursesPatientsAppropriate managementSymptomsStrokeDiagnosisStrong associationSymptom typeHospitalPresentationMissed opportunityDescriptive statisticsAssociation