Purpose—Our goal is to provide an overview of the current evidence about components of
the evaluation and treatment of adults with acute ischemic stroke. The intended audience is …

INTRODUCTION: Helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) are popular in first world
health systems despite inconsistent evidence in the scientific literature to support their use …

This article represents the update of the European Stroke Initiative Recommendations for
Stroke Management. These guidelines cover both ischaemic stroke and transient ischaemic …

Background and Purpose—We derived and validated the Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke
Severity Scale (CPSSS) to identify patients with severe strokes and large vessel occlusion …

This article represents the update of the European Stroke Initiative Recommendations for
Stroke Management. These guidelines cover both ischaemic stroke and transient ischaemic …

Background—A hub-and-spoke telestroke network is an effective way to extend quality
acute stroke care to remote hospitals and to improve patient outcomes. This study assessed …

Background and Purpose—Systemic thrombolysis represents the only proven therapy for
acute ischemic stroke, but safe treatment is reported only in established stroke units. One …

Objective: To conduct a cost-effectiveness analysis of telestroke—a 2-way, audiovisual
technology that links stroke specialists to remote emergency department physicians and …

Background and Purpose—Establishment of stroke centers, combined with accurate
paramedic diagnosis and rapid transport, is essential to deliver acute stroke therapy. We …

Background and Purpose—The development of comprehensive stroke centers within hub-
and-spoke stroke networks offers the opportunity to increase the proportion of acute …