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Published in: Neurocritical Care 1/2017

01-09-2017

Emergency Neurological Life Support: Acute Ischemic Stroke

Authors: Hartmut Gross, Noah Grose

Published in: Neurocritical Care | Special Issue 1/2017

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Abstract

Acute ischemic stroke is a neurological emergency that can be treated with time-sensitive interventions, including both intravenous thrombolysis and endovascular approaches to thrombus removal. Extensive study has demonstrated that rapid, protocolized, assessment and treatment is essential to improving neurological outcome. For this reason, acute ischemic stroke was chosen as an emergency neurological life support protocol. The protocol focuses on the first hour of medical care following the acute onset of a neurological deficit.
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Metadata
Title
Emergency Neurological Life Support: Acute Ischemic Stroke
Authors
Hartmut Gross
Noah Grose
Publication date
01-09-2017
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Neurocritical Care / Issue Special Issue 1/2017
Print ISSN: 1541-6933
Electronic ISSN: 1556-0961
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12028-017-0449-9

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