Acute stroke is a time-dependent medical emergency. In acute ischemic stroke, the first objective is to restore brain flow using sistemic thrombolytic treatment and, in patients with large vessel occlusion, by endovascular treatment. In hemorrhagic stroke there are also specific treatments that can improve the clinical outcome.
Prehospital care of acute stroke and patient selection for endovascular treatment using the RACE scale
Prehospital care of acute stroke and patient selection for endovascular treatment using the RACE scale
Instructors: Montse Gorchs Molist
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The RACE scale is a prehospital simple and rapid neurological scale to detect acute stroke patients with a high probability of having a large vessel occlusion, candidates to be treated with endovascular techniques in a comprehensive stroke center
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Reviewed on Jun 25, 2022
Great gateway to medical students specialy to physiotherapy students for understanding stroke
MJ
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Reviewed on Jul 2, 2023
Practical visual component was the excellent thing to diagnose the different issues with stroke patients
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Reviewed on Apr 2, 2024
The principles of timely treatment of stroke, time management, better understanding of stroke and mastering the RACE test
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