Ambulance-based assessment of NIH Stroke Scale with telemedicine: A feasibility pilot study

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 476-483

  Barrett, Kevin M ^a   Pizzi, Michael A ^a   Kesari, Vivek ^a   TerKonda, Sarvam P ^a   Mauricio, Elizabeth A ^a   Silvers, Scott M ^a   Habash, Ranya ^b   Brown, Benjamin L ^a   Tawk, Rabih G ^a   Meschia, James F ^a   Wharen, Robert ^a   Freeman, William D ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b Everbridge U   (United States)

Author keywords

acute stroke; Ambulance based; NIH Stroke Scale; telemedicine

Indexed keywords

EID: 85019117491     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: 17581109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1357633X16648490     Document Type: Article

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