title: Emergency neurological life support: acute ischemic stroke.
abstract: Acute ischemic stroke is a neurological emergency that can be treated with time-sensitive interventions, including intravenous thrombolysis and endovascular approaches. Extensive study has demonstrated that rapid assessment and treatment are essential to improving neurological outcome. For this reason, acute ischemic stroke was chosen as an Emergency Neurological Life Support protocol. The protocol focuses on the first hour following the onset of neurological deficit.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Georgia Health Sciences University, Augusta, GA, USA. hgross@georgiahealth.edu
authors.forename: Hartmut
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gross
authors.forename: Gene
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sung
authors.forename: Scott D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Weingart
authors.forename: Wade S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000465:Algorithms; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000379:methods; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000379:methods; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator