title: Stroke syndromes.
abstract: Emergency physicians must stay cognizant of the rapid and dramatic changes underway in the management of patients with acute stroke syndrome. The future clearly points towards a time when emergency physicians will be called upon to treat "brain attacks" in a manner similar to heart attacks, with early recognition and treatment. As effective interventions are developed, we will be able to alter the course, increase the survival, and decrease the morbidity and long-term disability of stroke patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Baumlin
authors.forename: L D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Richardson
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D002542:Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D013300:Streptokinase / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013577:Syndrome; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy
chemical_list: D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D013300:Streptokinase