Bianca Oana Pirlog, Asha P Jacob, Suja S Rajan, Jose-Miguel Yamal, Stephanie A Parker, Mengxi Wang, Ritvij Bowry, Alexandra Czap, Patti L Bratina, Michael O Gonzalez, Noopur Singh, Jinhao Zou, Nicole R Gonzalez, William J Jones, Anne W Alexandrov, Andrei V Alexandrov, Babak Benjamin Navi, May Nour, Ilana Spokoyny, Jason Mackey, Kelly Silnes, Mathew Fink, Carla Pisarro Sherman, Joshua Z Willey, Jeffrey L Saver, Joey English, Nobl Barazangi, David Ornelas, John Volpi, Chethan Venkatasubba Rao, Laura Griffin, David Persse, James C Grotta
BACKGROUND: Few data exist on acute stroke treatment in previously disabled (PD) patients since they are usually excluded from clinical trials. A recent trial of Mobile Stroke Units (MSUs) demonstrated faster treatment and improved outcomes, and included PD patients. AIM: Determine outcomes with tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), and benefit of MSU versus management by emergency medical services (EMS), for PD patients. METHODS: Primary outcomes were utility-weighted modified Rankin Score (uw-mRS)...
June 19, 2023: International Journal of Stroke: Official Journal of the International Stroke Society