Prehospital neurological deterioration in stroke

• Published in: Emergency medicine journal : EMJ Vol. 35; no. 8; pp. 507 - 510
• Main Authors: Slavin, Sabreena J, Sucharew, Heidi, Alwell, Kathleen, Moomaw, Charles J, Woo, Daniel, Adeoye, Opeolu, Flaherty, Matthew L, Ferioli, Simona, McMullan, Jason, Mackey, Jason, De Los Rios La Rosa, Felipe, Martini, Sharyl, Kissela, Brett M, Kleindorfer, Dawn O
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 01.08.2018
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Aneurysms; Blood pressure; Cardiac arrhythmia; Disease Progression; Emergency medical care; Emergency Medical Services; Emergency Service, Hospital; Family medical history; Female; Glasgow Coma Scale; Hemorrhage; Hospitals; Humans; Kentucky; Male; Middle Aged; Ohio; Patients; Retrospective Studies; Stroke; Stroke - pathology; Stroke - therapy; Variables; United States > US; prehospital care; stroke; neurology

Background and purposePatients with stroke can experience neurological deterioration in the prehospital setting. We evaluated patients with stroke to determine factors associated with prehospital neurological deterioration (PND).MethodsAmong the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky region (populatio...