title: Teleneurocritical care and telestroke.
abstract: Telestroke and teleneurologic intensive care units (teleneuro-ICUs) optimize the diagnosis and treatment of neurologic emergencies. Establishment of a telestroke or teleneuro-ICU program relies on investment in experienced stroke and neurocritical care personnel as well as advanced telecommunications technologies. Telemanagement of neurologic emergencies can be standardized to improve outcomes, but it is essential to have a relationship with a tertiary care facility that can use endovascular, neurosurgical, and neurocritical care advanced therapies after stabilization. The next stage in telestroke/teleneuro-ICU management involves the use of mobile stroke units to shorten the time to treatment in neurocritically ill patients.
authors: Cerebrovascular Center, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
authors: Kate E
authors: KE
authors: Klein
authors: Cerebrovascular Center, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
authors: Peter A
authors: PA
authors: Rasmussen
authors: Cerebrovascular Center, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
authors: Stacey L
authors: SL
authors: Winners
authors: Cerebrovascular Center, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. Electronic address: frontej@ccf.org.
authors: Jennifer A
authors: JA
authors: Frontera
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D020521:Stroke / Q000628:therapy*; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013997:Time Factors
keywords: Mobile stroke unit; Tele-ICU; Teleneuro-ICU; Telestroke; tPA