Curitiba acute ischemic stroke protocol: a university hospital and EMS initiative in a large Brazilian city

Few healthcare centers in Brazil perform thrombolytic therapy for acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to describe an interinstitutional protocol for the rapid identification and thrombolytic treatment of AIS patients at a public health hospital in a large Brazi...

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Main Authors: Marcos Christiano Lange, Viviane Flumignan Zétola, Monica F. Parolin, Laura N. Zamproni, Artur F. Fernandes, Élcio Juliato Piovesan, Edison Matos Nóvak, Lineu César Werneck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2011-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2011000400006&lng=en&tlng=en