Thrombolysis with alteplase administered within a narrow therapeutic window provides an
effective therapy for acute ischaemic stroke. However, mainly because of prehospital delay …

In acute stroke management, time is brain. Bringing swift treatment to the patient, instead of
the conventional approach of awaiting the patient's arrival at the hospital for treatment, is a …

Here, we present two different brain diagnostic devices based on microwave technology and
the associated two first proof-of-principle measurements that show that the systems can …

The aging population with chronic and age-related diseases has become a global issue and
exerted heavy burdens on the healthcare system and society. Neurological diseases are the …

Background The worldwide burden of stroke remains high, with increasing time-to-treatment
correlated with worse outcomes. Yet stroke subtype determination, most importantly …

Over the past decades, continuous technological advances and the availability of novel
therapies have enabled treatment of more acute medical conditions than ever before. Many …

Background Inter-hospital teleconsultation improves stroke care. To transfer this concept into
the emergency medical service (EMS), the feasibility and effects of prehospital …

Brain cells die rapidly after stroke and any effective treatment must start as early as possible.
In clinical routine, the tight time–outcome relationship continues to be the major limitation of …

Albeit no direct anatomical information can be obtained, neurosonological methods provide
real‐time determination of velocity, and spectral waveform of blood flow in basal intracranial …

Prehospital point-of-care ultrasound used by nonradiologists in emergency medicine is
gaining ground. It is feasible on-scene and during aeromedical transport and allows health …