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Brittney Nelson, BSN, RN, SCRN: Jul 31, 2015
Lions, Tiger and Bears... OH MY! Do you ever feel like Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz? Only your chant is "Guidelines, Influence, Data... OH MY!" These three words describe the life of a Stroke...
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Shawn Olson: Jul 23, 2015
Neurology is an emerging field marked by rapid changes and advances. Stroke teams are constantly trying new methods to reduce treatment times in order to prevent as many brain cells from dying as...
Hannah Ostrem: Jun 23, 2015
Interventional approaches to treating stroke involve inserting a clot-removing device into the afflicted vessel to physically grab and remove the blockage. This therapy has shown great promise for...
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Hannah Ostrem: Jun 19, 2015
There's a sweet new way to combat your risk of having a stroke. According to a recently published article examining more than 20,000 adults, eating chocolate could lower the risk of having stroke by...
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James Woodson, MD: Jun 07, 2015
Do you believe that “time is tissue?” Two million brain cells die every minute when your patient is having a stroke. With that knowledge, how can we decide on an “acceptable” treatment time? Is it...
Hannah Ostrem: May 31, 2015
EMS, Charge Nurse, ED Physician, Stroke Team, Radiology Tech, Radiologist ... each of these roles is critical to the successful care of stroke cases, yet each is often on their own page with their...
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Hannah Ostrem: May 26, 2015
...You know there is! EMS World recently published an article which highlights the changing technologies and protocols for managing stroke care. New embolectomy studies such as MR. CLEAN, ESCAPE,...
