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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...
DEFUSE-3: Thrombectomy for Stroke at 6 to 16 Hours with Selection by Perfusion Imaging

DEFUSE-3: Thrombectomy for Stroke at 6 to 16 Hours with Selection by Perfusion Imaging

by Hans Rosenberg | Jun 4, 2018 | Featured, Journal Club, landmark, Neurology

Methodology: 3.5/5 Usefulness: 4/5 Albers GW, et al. N Engl J Med. 2018 Jan 24. Journal Club Bottom Line Question/Methods: This was a multicentre, prospective, randomized, open label, blinded outcome trial comparing thrombectomy + medical therapy vs medical therapy...
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