Sentences with phrase «stroke specialist»

With every scan passing through, along with feedback from stroke specialists, the application will improve on its accuracy over time.

Treatment of strokes has improved dramatically, he says, when paramedics or emergency - room physicians can communicate with stroke specialists.

«It never feels like a bad thing to stay around for the whole meet,» said Chase Cooper, a breast stroke specialist for the boys» team.

Specifically, they are equipped with diagnostic tools and telemedicine capabilities that facilitate real - time communication with hospital - based stroke specialists, enabling immediate diagnosis and the administration of IV tPA for eligible patients while en route to the hospital.

Oral contraceptives increase the risk of ischemic stroke, but this risk is very small among women who do not have other stroke risk factors, according to a Jan. 3, 2018 paper in the journal MedLink Neurology by Loyola Medicine stroke specialists.

The study was led by Keele University's stroke specialist Professor Christine Roffe, along with North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust and researchers from the University of Oxford and the University of Birmingham, and was funded by the National Institute for Health Research.

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego Medical Center say that their first - of - its - kind study of a telemedicine program which transports stroke specialists via computer desktop or even laptop to the patient's bedside, using highly sophisticated video, audio and Internet technology, could have an immediate and profound impact on the treatment of stroke patients throughout the world.

As I explain, a particular opportunity lies in telemedicine, which can connect a top stroke specialist with any suitably equipped emergency room (or even ambulance).

«How can we make sure that every patient can receive the same opportunity for care as someone whose family member is a stroke specialist?»

Flying a stroke specialist by helicopter to a nearby stroke patient for emergency care is feasible, saves money and, most importantly, gets critical care to patients faster than transporting the patient to a hospital first, according to a single - patient, proof - of - concept study by a Johns Hopkins Medicine research team.

Via this system, the stroke specialists can not only view physical signs of a possible stroke in order to assess the patient's condition, but can speak to the patient, family members, nurses and attending physicians, as well as directly review CT scan images of the patient's brain.

Loyola Medicine's stroke specialists are nationally acclaimed for their success in treating stroke patients.

«In addition, neurologists and stroke specialists should take sleep disturbances seriously.»

«The most important message is that our study confirms the robust association between high sodium or salt intake and the risk of cardiovascular disease,» says Martin J. O'Donnell, PhD, a coauthor of the study and a stroke specialist at the National University of Ireland, in Galway.

As I later wrote, I'd rather have a virtual stroke specialist than no stroke specialist.

A stroke specialist is in the best position to determine whether tPA can be safely used and order its use in the right circumstances.