Extension of Window of Treatment for Stroke: Time is Still Critical

One of the most exciting things coming out of ISC 2018 is the extension of the window of treatment for stroke.  

However, appropriate messaging of this finding is critical. The key takeaway is WE CAN TREAT MORE PATIENTS when appropriately selected with perfusion imaging.

Time is still brain.  If the tissue is dead, it is dead.

"With DAWN and DEFUSE [3], the world is moving from a time clock to a tissue clock," commented Jeffrey Saver, MD, of the University of California Los Angeles But, he clarified, "it's no longer just a time clock, it's also a tissue clock."

We still need to build our stroke systems of care to identify and treat these patients as quickly as possible.

Check out the research right here.