Background: The state of West Virginia (WV) is often seen as a health care desert with a
scarcity of hospitals and resources. The prevalence of cerebrovascular disease and …

The following telestroke guidelines were developed to assist practitioners in providing
assessment, diagnosis, management, and/or remote consultative support to patients …

Cerebrovascular disease, including acute ischemic stroke, remains a major public health
problem in the US and throughout the world. There has been a concerted effort to apply …

Background Telemedicine is increasingly used in the UK to deliver thrombolysis. It is
primarily used to enable assessment of people presenting with an acute stroke by a remote …

The use of the only proven therapy for acute ischemic stroke, intravenous tissue
plasminogen activator (tPA), remains disappointingly low. One potential way to increase the …

Background The use of telemedicine in acute stroke care can facilitate rapid access to
treatment, but the work required to embed any new technology into routine practice is often …

Acute ischemic stroke remains a major public health concern, with low national treatment
rates for the condition, demonstrating a disconnection between the evidence of treatment …

Introduction Globally, the use of telestroke programmes for acute care is expanding.
Currently, a standardised set of variables for enabling reliable international comparisons of …

Background Telemedicine may facilitate the selection of stroke patients who require
emergency transfer to a comprehensive stroke center to receive additional therapies other …

Background and Purpose—Telemedicine techniques can be used to address the rural–
metropolitan disparity in acute stroke care. The Stroke Team Remote Evaluation Using a …