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Assessing and treating patients presenting with symptoms related to ischemic stroke, and, in particular, vertebrobasilar stroke.
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Ischemic Stroke
Oct 15, 2014
Patient Safety Alert 20: Diagnosis and Treatment of Ischemic Stroke (PDF)
The AMC PSO has recently convened subject matter experts and ED clinical leaders to address challenges in assessing and treating patients presenting with symptoms related to ischemic stroke, and, in particular, vertebrobasilar stroke.
Key Points
The key points resulting from this convening session are as follows:
- 20% of ischemic strokes are vertebrobasilar strokes.
- Vertebrobasilar stroke mortality rates can reach 90%
- Find out more.
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