Telestroke increases use of acute stroke therapy

Current Opinion in Neurology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 5-10

  Müller Barna, Peter ^a   Schwamm, Lee H ^b   Haberl, Roman L ^a  

^a Klinikum Harlaching   (Germany)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

acute stroke care; stroke unit; telemedicine; telestroke; thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE;

ACUTE DISEASE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; EUROPE; HUMAN; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SAFETY; SOCIAL NETWORK; STROKE; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELECONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE; TELESTROKE; TELETHROMBOLYSIS; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

EUROPE; HUMANS; NEUROIMAGING; NORTH AMERICA; STROKE; TELEMEDICINE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

EID: 84855663308     PISSN: 13507540     EISSN: 14736551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WCO.0b013e32834d5fe4     Document Type: Review

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