Imaging and treatment of patients with acute stroke: an evidence-based review. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Evidence-based medicine has emerged as a valuable tool to guide clinical decision-making, by summarizing the best possible evidence for both diagnostic and treatment strategies. Imaging plays a critical role in the evaluation and treatment of patients with acute ischemic stroke, especially those who are being considered for thrombolytic or endovascular therapy. Time from stroke-symptom onset to treatment is a strong predictor of long-term functional outcome after stroke. Therefore, imaging and treatment decisions must occur rapidly in this setting, while minimizing unnecessary delays in treatment. The aim of this review was to summarize the best available evidence for the diagnostic and therapeutic management of patients with acute ischemic stroke.

publication date

  • April 18, 2013

Research

keywords

  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Stroke
  • Thrombolytic Therapy
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC4105178

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 84902303175

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.3174/ajnr.A3518

PubMed ID

  • 23598836

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 35

issue

  • 6