title: [Ischemic stroke. What approach in the Emergency Department?].
abstract: Ischemic stroke remains worldwide one of the leading causes of death and disability. Current therapeutic approach is focusing upon the protection of neuronal metabolism in ischemic areas and early thrombolysis in selected subgroups of patients. There is evidence that all subjects with ischemic stroke should undergo a cerebral CT as soon as possible after clinical presentation. Taken all into account, Emergency Physicians appear to have a central role in the management of ischemic stroke.
authors.affiliation: Medicina d'Urgenza, Dipartmento di Emergenza, Ospedale San Camillo, Roma.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Famularo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sarazani
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Polchi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Panegrossi
mesh_terms: D000108:Acetylcarnitine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000208:Acute Disease; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D018691:Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D016202:N-Methylaspartate / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D018697:Nootropic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D018691:Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists; D018697:Nootropic Agents; D016202:N-Methylaspartate; D000108:Acetylcarnitine