title: Which model of stroke unit is better for stroke patient management?
abstract: The increasing prevalence of cerebrovascular diseases has made urgent the need to develop timely and effective treatment strategies to tackle this health problem. Stroke units (SUs) appear to be the ideal setting where the management of acute stroke patients, including specific treatments as thrombolysis, may be optimized. Which model of SU gives the best results is still an unsettled issue. The more intensive and timely multidisciplinary approach to the acute phase of stroke, the management of medical complications, and the earlier and more focused rehabilitation, are likely the most qualifying aspects of our Neurovascular treatment unit.
authors.affiliation: Neurovascular Treatment Unit, Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Rome, "La Sapienza," Rome, Italy. svetlana.lorenzano@uniroma1.it
authors.forename: Svetlana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lorenzano
authors.forename: Alessia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Anzini
authors.forename: Manuela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: de Michele
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Falcou
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fausti
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gori
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mancini
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cavalletti
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Colosimo
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fiorelli
authors.forename: Maria Luisa
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Sacchetti
authors.forename: Corrado
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Argentino
authors.forename: Danilo
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Toni
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000592:standards*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D020521:Stroke / Q000188:drug therapy*; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents