INTRODUCTION: Many studies show that a major barrier to short-term treatment of stroke is
patient or bystander delay in responding to stroke symptoms. Most studies have found that …

Background: Worldwide thrombolysis rates remain suboptimal. Ambulance transfer is
associated with greater use of this time-dependent treatment. Information on public …

Background and Purpose—Stroke treatment is time-dependent, yet no study has
systematically examined response to individual stroke symptoms in the general population …

Background and Purpose—Accurately assessing the public's readiness to respond to stroke
is important. Most published measures are based on recall or recognition of stroke …

Background and Purpose—Public awareness of the warning signs of stroke is important. As
part of an educational campaign using mass media, the Heart and Stroke Foundation of …

Background Patient delay in presenting to hospital with stroke symptoms remains one of the
major barriers to thrombolysis treatment, leading to its suboptimal use internationally …

Background and aim: Effective implementation of early treatment strategies for stroke
requires prompt admission to hospital. There are several reasons for delayed admission …

Background: Awareness of stroke warning symptoms and risk factors (stroke literacy), as
well as knowledge of available treatment options, may be poor in high-risk populations. We …

Several emerging stroke therapies require patients to be treated within several hours of
symptom onset. Past studies have documented a significant delay between symptom onset …

Background and Purpose New treatments for acute stroke will likely have to be given soon
after stroke onset. Little is known about stroke patients' general knowledge about stroke …