There are times when MRI following CT is still justified, but new results should give healthcare practitioners reason to pause and reconsider routine use, say experts.
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DALLAS, March 11, 2021 For every 10-minute delay between arrival at the emergency room (ER) and starting stroke treatment, patients with severe strokes may lose eight weeks of healthy life, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2021. The virtual meeting is March 17-19, 2021 and is a world premier meeting for researchers and clinicians dedicated to the science of stroke and brain health.
Delays between the onset of stroke symptoms and arrival at the hospital have long been known to cost lives and brain cells.
“Our study showed that delays in treatment at the hospital may have even more severe consequences on stroke recovery than pre-hospital arrival delays,” said lead study author Mohammed A. Almekhlafi, M.D., M.Sc., assistant professor of clinical neurosciences, radiology and community health sciences in the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary in Canada.