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Emergency Neurological Life Support: Acute Ischemic Stroke

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Acute ischemic stroke is a neurological emergency that can be treated with time-sensitive interventions, including intravenous thrombolysis and endovascular approaches. Extensive study has demonstrated that rapid assessment and treatment are essential for 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 following the onset of neurological deficit.

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  1. Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Georgia Regents University in Augusta, Augusta, GA, USA

    Hartmut Gross

  2. Departments of Neurology and Pediatrics, Washington University in St. Louis/St. Louis Children’s Hospital, St. Louis, MO, USA

    Kristin P. Guilliams

  3. Department of Neurology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Gene Sung

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Gross, H., Guilliams, K.P. & Sung, G. Emergency Neurological Life Support: Acute Ischemic Stroke. Neurocrit Care 23 (Suppl 2), 94–102 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12028-015-0159-0

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