Setting New Directions for Stroke Care : Proceedings of a National Symposium on Rapid Identification and Treatment of Acute Stroke

Proceedings from the Dec. 1996 Nat. Symposium on Rapid Identification & Treatment of Acute Stroke, sponsored by the Nat. Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke. Describes how we can change our health care system to create a Chain of Recovery necessary for treating patients with acute brain attack. The ideas discussed represent the consensus of a wide array of health professionals who for the first time can now offer effective treatment for acute stroke. Chapters: keynote addresses; pre-hospital emergency med. systems panel; emergency dept. panel; acute hospital care panel; health care systems panel; public educ. panel; recommendations; & final keynote address.Marler, John R. is the author of 'Setting New Directions for Stroke Care : Proceedings of a National Symposium on Rapid Identification and Treatment of Acute Stroke', published 2002 under ISBN 9780756722722 and ISBN 0756722721.