Tag: stroke triage
AI-Stroke raises US$4.6 million seed round to advance pre-CT stroke triage
AI-Stroke—a French medtech startup developing an ‘artificial intelligence (AI) neurologist’ to accelerate pre-computed tomography (CT) stroke triaging—has announced the completion of a US$4.6 million seed...
More research needed to explore potential racial, gender and socioeconomic differences...
Research presented recently at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS) annual meeting (14–18 July, Nashville, USA)—across three studies—has explored differences in treatment and recovery...
Methinks AI receives US FDA 510(k) clearance for NCCT Stroke software
Methinks AI announced today that its non-contrast computed tomography (NCCT) Stroke software has received 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)....
Every hour saved between stroke onset and thrombectomy could equate to...
A systematic review and meta-analysis of five studies and more than 11,000 patient records has indicated that each hour saved between acute ischaemic stroke...
Study indicates updated stroke evaluation protocols increase patient access to thrombectomy...
Changing standard procedures for evaluating and treating patients with suspected stroke has led to improved access to lifesaving stroke surgery across the US state...
Stroke transfer protocols: what does the road ahead look like?
A number of somewhat conflicting studies have been published over the past year regarding triage and transport protocols for stroke. In light of the...
MindRhythm announces EPISODE-PS-COVID publication revealing Harmony’s reliability in identifying LVO stroke
MindRhythm has announced that results from the pilot phase of its three-phase clinical study, EPISODE, have been published in Academic Emergency Medicine. While pilot...
US neurointerventionists argue recent data “affirm” benefits of direct stroke triage
In an editor's column published recently in the Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery (JNIS), leading members of the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS) have argued that the entire body...
Latest TRIAGE-STROKE and RACECAT data put the brakes on alternative stroke...
Recently published data from two large randomised controlled trials (RCTs) have indicated there may be minimal benefits—or even negative effects—associated with bypassing local or...
Upcoming technologies set to forebear “new era” in prehospital stroke care
While the latest thrombectomy techniques, thrombolytic drug candidates and even neuroprotective agents are the source of much discussion in today’s neurovascular space, there is...
Massachusetts’ stroke triage updates will save lives and reduce disability, says...
Massachusetts patients experiencing stroke could soon have access to refined treatment, triage and transport protocols based on a provision in the US state’s new...
Research indicates women are less likely to be routed to comprehensive...
Despite having worse stroke symptoms and living within comparable distances to comprehensive stroke centres (CSCs), women with large vessel occlusion (LVO) acute ischaemic stroke...
MindRhythm announces first patient enrolment in pivotal study of novel stroke-detection...
MindRhythm, in partnership with Wayne State University School of Medicine (Detroit, USA), recently announced that the first patient has been enrolled in the pivotal...
Get Ahead of Stroke campaign launches Survive Stroke Week from 15–21...
The Get Ahead of Stroke campaign is launching Survive Stroke Week from 15–21 May—an observance aimed at increasing awareness of stroke symptoms and the...
Hotter weather during transportation associated with improved thrombectomy outcomes
A study intended to examine the impact of different weather conditions and modes of transport on mechanical thrombectomies in stroke patients has found a...
SNIS 2022: Direct triage to Level 1 stroke centres reduces time...
Implementing severity-based field triage leads to faster treatment and less disability for stroke patients, according to late-breaking research presented recently at the Society of...
Reducing disability and death: What is next for stroke triage and...
Michael Chen (Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, USA) discusses the growing awareness around the need for timely interventions in stroke care in the USA,...
