At the beginning of the millennium, telestroke networks started to develop. Ten years later,
there is a collection of about 40 various networks in North America and Europe performing …

Objective: Patients with ischemic stroke treated with tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA)
have better outcomes when treated closer to the time of symptom onset and within the 3 …

Telestroke is the application of telemedicine in stroke care. Hence, teleconsultation means
the performance of consultation by a remotely located expert through the use of high-quality …

Telestroke is a telemedicine intervention that facilitates communication between stroke
centers and lower-resourced facilities to optimize acute stroke management. Using …

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 Stroke telemedicine (or telestroke) is the practice of clinical stroke care via
telecommunication and came into its own with the era of stroke thrombolysis in the late …

Background and Purpose Little is known about adoption or success of telestroke networks
outside of published or federally funded programs. Under contract to the Health Resource …

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 …

BACKGROUND: Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability in the United States.
Despite the proven benefits of intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (IV-tPA), only a …

Background Recent stroke-care requirements state that all stroke patients should be
screened for intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA) and treated, if the …