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Delayed diagnosis of acute ischemic stroke in children - a registry-based study in Switzerland

Author(s) -

C. Martin,

Erik von Elm,

Marwan ElKoussy,

Eugen Boltshauser,

Maja Steinlin

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

schweizerische medizinische wochenschrift

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 0036-7672

DOI - 10.4414/smw.2011.13281

Subject(s) - medicine , thrombolysis , stroke (engine) , pediatrics , referral , emergency medicine , population , family medicine , mechanical engineering , environmental health , myocardial infarction , engineering

QUESTIONS UNDER STUDY/PRINCIPLES: After arterial ischemic stroke (AIS) an early diagnosis helps preserve treatment options that are no longer available later. Paediatric AIS is difficult to diagnose and often the time to diagnosis exceeds the time window of 6 hours defined for thrombolysis in adults. We investigated the delay from the onset of symptoms to AIS diagnosis in children and potential contributing factors

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