Editor's Choice Academic Journal Main Category: Stroke Article Date: 15 Mar 2012 - 10:00 PDT
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This finding underlines the need for further education regarding the importance of early intervention and stroke symptoms.
The study, which evaluated data gathered between 1997 and 2008, by the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS), was led by Dr. Hooman Kamel, a neurologist at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell and assistant professor of neurology at Weill Cornell Medical Collage.
Dr. Kamel, explained:
Based on 1,605 cases, only 51% of adults in the U.S. diagnosed with stroke in emergency departments arrived via ambulance, according to results of the study. In addition, the researchers found that over the 11 year span there was no considerable change.
According to Dr. Kamel individuals can recover if they receive early treatment.
Co-authors of the study are Dr. Babak Navi, director of the Weill Cornell Stroke Center and assistant professor at Weill Cornell Medical College, and Dr. Jahan Fahimi, an emergency physician and assistant professor at the University of California, San Francisco.
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