title: Acute Care of Ischemic Stroke Patients in the Hospital.
abstract: Ischemic stroke is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. Recent advances in acute treatment provide hope that the impact of this disease will be reduced. Rapid assessment for large vessel occlusion is now a key element in acute stroke care given advances in endovascular therapy. Because access to acute therapies is limited, development of systems of care to triage appropriate patients to specialized centers is essential. Acute hospitalization management requires multiple strategies including initiation of secondary prevention measures. In addition to preventing further stroke, physicians can also improve long-term survival by preventing the complications of stroke in the hospital and ensuring longitudinal poststroke care and rehabilitation following discharge.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, California.
authors.forename: Karl M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Meisel
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, California.
authors.forename: Ahmad M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Thabet
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, California.
authors.forename: S Andrew
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Josephson
mesh_terms: D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D020521:Stroke / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator