Does awareness about stroke and stroke severity affect stroke arrival time

Stroke awareness in Brazil: what information about stroke is essential?

Correspondence: Octávio Marques Pontes-Neto, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto; Av. dos Bandeirantes, 3.900 / 4° andar / sala 438; 14049-900 Riberão Preto SP, Brasil; E-mail: [email protected] Conflict of interest: The author is currently the President of the Brazilian Stroke Network, a non-governmental organization (NGO) devoted to promote and improve global ...

Assessment of awareness and attitude of EMS personnel concerning pre-hospital stroke care based on American Stroke Association Guideline

Objective: Emergency medical services (EMS) is a critical component of health care system and the forefront of stroke care. The prominent role of EMS in stroke care is timely and accurate diagnosis of acute ischemic stroke and transfer of the patients to stroke centers. The present study aimed to assess the “awareness” and “attitude” of EMS personnel concerning prehospital stroke care based on ...

Aspirin and stroke severity.

Aspirin and Stroke Severity To the Editor: Ricci et al are to be congratulated on an important study that provides further insight into the association (or lack thereof) between previous aspirin therapy and baseline stroke severity.1 Their very large multicenter prospective study certainly has several strengths. However, we are not convinced that based on this study, one can “conclude reliably ...

Infective Stroke

Knowledge about Stroke among Non-stroke Patients

Stroke is a condition jeopardizing life and, as such, should be regarded as requiring immediate inpatient treatment and immediate implementation of specific medical procedures, in accordance with well defined principles1,2. One of the crucial factors clearing the way to the option of fast and efficient specialist intervention is, whether the patients and/or their families are capable of recogni...