Early, accurate assessment of stroke is essential if patients are to receive timely, effective treatment. Telemedicine can provide rapid access to expert assessment In acute stroke care, urgent ...

Despite advances in the diagnosis and treatment of acute stroke, rehabilitation is still a key part of stroke care, as most patients experience some level of functional deficit. Patients and families ...

Designation as a stroke center requires that all clinical and nonclinical hospital employees receive training on how to recognize a stroke and take appropriate actions. This was the challenge JFK ...

A statement has been published by the American Heart Association regarding the role of nursing in psychosocial health following stroke. The American Heart Association (AHA) has published a scientific ...

Improvements in workload policies, salaries, mentoring, and a greater degree of autonomy are among the changes needed to preserve the workforce of nurses across a variety of roles in clinical and ...

Multicentre prospective study undertaken in 20 acute Trust hospitals. Stroke survivors referred with suspected visual difficulty were recruited. Standardised screening/referral and investigation forms ...

Hospitals are referring a larger share of stroke patients to inpatient rehabilitation facilities, which typically favor home health as the provider of any additional step-down care, a recent study ...

LIMA — Mercy Health is now offering online stroke risk assessments for people who want to understand their risk and lifestyle changes they can make to lower their chances of suffering a stroke. “More ...

Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability in the U.S. Despite the decline in mortality rates, African Americans still have the highest mortality rate among non-Hispanic white Americans. AA men ...

The Canadian Stroke Strategy was initiated under the leadership of the Canadian Stroke Network and the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada. It brings together a multitude of stakeholders and ...