Pre-hospital Assessment of Large Vessel Occlusion Strokes: Implications for Modeling and Planning Stroke Systems of Care

The social and financial burden of stroke is remarkable. Stroke is a leading cause of death and long-term disability worldwide. For several years, intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (IV rt-PA) remained as the only proven therapy for acute ischemic stroke. However, its benefit is ha...

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Main Authors: Fabricio O. Lima, Francisco José Arruda Mont'Alverne, Diego Bandeira, Raul G. Nogueira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2019.00955/full