OBJECTIVES: To find out about stroke patients: who decides to seek medical help, where
they go, how long it takes to contact the health system and to arrive at the ED. METHODS …

Objective: Early admission to hospital with minimum delay is a prerequisite for successful
management of acute stroke. We sought to determine our local pre-and in-hospital factors …

The aim of this study was to evaluate which factors are associated with early hospital arrival
and help-seeking delays in acute stroke. All consecutive eligible patients were interviewed …

Background The time from symptom onset to seeking medical assistance (decision delay)
accounts for a proportion of prehospital delay in acute stroke. The aims of this study were to …

Background and Purpose—Early treatment is a critical determinant of successful
intervention in acute stroke. The study was designed to find current patterns of stroke care by …

Background and Purpose—Early admission to hospital followed by correct diagnosis with
minimum delay is a prerequisite for successful intervention in acute stroke. This study aimed …

Some current experimental protocols for acute ischemic stroke require the initiation of
treatment within hours of the onset of stroke symptoms. We prospectively evaluated 30 …

Background and Purpose—Patient delays in seeking treatment for stroke and delays within
the Emergency Department (ED) are major factors in the lack of use of thrombolytic therapy …

Background and Purpose—Despite availability of reperfusion therapy for acute ischemic
stroke, most patients remain ineligible mainly because of late hospital arrival. We …

The effectiveness of stroke treatment depends on the time interval between onset of
symptoms and admission to hospital. The purpose of our investigation was to assess, over a …