Open AccessNew Focus on Endovascular Therapy for Ischemic Stroke
Author(s) -
Seán Kelly,
Eytan Raz,
Maksim Shapiro,
Koto Ishida
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of neuro-ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1536-5166
pISSN - 1070-8022
DOI - 10.1097/wno.0000000000001279
Subject(s) - medicine , thrombolysis , psychological intervention , stroke (engine) , intensive care medicine , neurology , intervention (counseling) , ischemic stroke , acute stroke , clinical trial , tissue plasminogen activator , ischemia , myocardial infarction , nursing , mechanical engineering , psychiatry , engineering
Over the past 2 decades, a growing number of large-scale clinical trials have helped expand the toolkit for emergency management of acute ischemic stroke. This article is intended to be an up-to-date resource to aid nonstroke specialist neurology providers and ophthalmologists in identifying situations and patient populations in which urgent stroke evaluation should be completed with options for emergent reperfusion therapy considered.