title: The management of stroke patients. Conference of experts with a public hearing. Mulhouse (France), 22 October 2008.
abstract: The objective is to define as early as possible appropriate criteria for managing patients who have had a cerebrovascular accident (CVA), or stroke, beginning in the Neurovascular and Acute Care Services, in order to facilitate the patient's return home (or the equivalent of home) or continuing care in the most appropriate health care facility.
authors.affiliation: Hôpital Caremeau, Nîmes, France. jacques.pelissier@CHU-nimes.fr
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pelissier
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D001794:Blood Pressure; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D017028:Caregivers; D015897:Comorbidity; D019468:Disease Management; D005190:Family; D006701:Home Nursing; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D007380:Intermediate Care Facilities; D008134:Long-Term Care; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010351:Patient Discharge; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012944:Social Support; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation