Initial Assessment and Management of Acute Stroke
A special issue of Brain Sciences (ISSN 2076-3425). This special issue belongs to the section "Systems Neuroscience".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 January 2025 | Viewed by 1042
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Acute stroke can be categorized as ischemic or hemorrhagic, with some overlap in risk factors and clinical presentations; however, their management approaches differ substantially. Ischemic strokes occur when blood vessels are obstructed, limiting the blood supply to the brain. Stroke, whether ischemic or hemorrhagic, is an emergency that warrants immediate medical attention. The specific treatment will depend on the type of stroke, the time elapsed since the onset of symptoms, and the underlying cause or presence of comorbidities.
The goal for the acute management of patients with stroke is to stabilize the patient and complete initial evaluation and assessment, including imaging and laboratory studies, within 60 minutes of patient arrival. The management of acute ischemic stroke is time-dependent. Accurate diagnosis, emergent management to stabilize the patient, and correct choice of imaging can make a lot of difference in the outcome of a patient. Every minute lost while performing incorrect imaging or analyzing laboratory test results in decrease in functional outcome and, ultimately, irreversible paralysis.
For this Special Issue, we would like to collect all research related to the assessment for stroke, as well as its management.
Dr. Jennifer D. Sokolowski
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- stroke
- assessment
- treatment
- critical care
- neuroimaging
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