title: Diagnosis of Acute Ischemic Stoke.
abstract: Acute ischemic stroke is a challenging and time-sensitive diagnosis. Diagnosis begins with rapid detection of acute stroke symptoms by the patient, their family or caregivers, or bystanders. If acute stroke is suspected, EMS providers should be called for rapid assessment. EMS providers will utilize prehospital stroke tools to diagnose and determine potential stroke severity. Once at the hospital, the stroke team works rapidly to solidify the patient history, perform a focused neurologic examination and obtain necessary laboratory tests and brain imaging to accurately diagnose acute ischemic stroke and properly treat the patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Emergency Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Dowling 1 South, 1 Boston Medical Center Place, Boston, MA 02118, USA. Electronic address: lauren.nentwich@bmc.org.
authors.forename: Lauren M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Nentwich
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000072226:Computed Tomography Angiography; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D059906:Neuroimaging; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Brain imaging; Community detection; ED evaluation; Prehospital diagnosis; Stroke scales