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Prospective, Multicenter, Controlled Trial of Mobile Stroke Units

Prospective, Multicenter, Controlled Trial of Mobile Stroke Units

by Hans Rosenberg | Nov 7, 2021 | Featured, Journal Club, Neurology

Methodology: 2.5 5 Usefulness: 2.5/5 Grotta JC, et al. N Engl J Med. 2021 Sep 9;385(11):971-981. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2103879. Question and Methods: This study investigated if mobile stroke units (MSU) alter outcomes when compared to standard management by emergency...
Intravenous alteplase for stroke with unknown time of onset guided by advanced imaging: systematic review and meta-analysis of individual patient data

Intravenous alteplase for stroke with unknown time of onset guided by advanced imaging: systematic review and meta-analysis of individual patient data

by Hans Rosenberg | Mar 22, 2021 | Journal Club, Neurology

Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 3.5/5 Thomalla G, et al. Lancet. 2020 Nov 14;396(10262):1574-1584 Question and Methods: The authors evaluated the role of perfusion-imaging facilitated thrombolysis in strokes of unknown duration by way of a systematic review and...
An Update on the ED Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke and TIA

An Update on the ED Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke and TIA

by Michael Hale, Richard Hoang, Shankar Sethuraman | Jun 13, 2019 | Grand Round Summaries, Neurology

Ischemic stroke is one of Canada’s leading causes of morbidity and mortality. Over the last 30 years, we have observed rapid advances concerning how we identify, respond to, and treat patients with acute ischemic stroke. Because this topic is so vast, the focus of...
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