title: The role of hospitalists in the acute care of stroke patients.
abstract: Stroke care has become progressively more complicated with advances in therapies necessitating timely intervention. There are multiple potential providers of stroke care, which traditionally has been the province of general neurologists and primary care physicians. These new players, be they vascular neurologists, neurohospitalists, internal medicine hospitalists, or neurocritical care physicians, at the bedside or at a distance, are poised to make a significant impact on our care of stroke patients. The collaborative model of care may be or become the most prevalent as physicians apply their distinct skill sets to the complex care of inpatients with cerebrovascular disease.
authors.affiliation: University of California, Irvine, 101 The City Drive, Building 26, Room 1005, ZC-4076H, Orange, CA 92868 USA.
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authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Amin
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Likosky
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