13 Stroke in 2030
Apr 05, 2020•16 min•Season 1Ep. 13
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Episode description
Key Terms: Thrombolysis, endovascular therapy,
Hosts: Ryan Muir, Houman Khosravani
Summary:
In this episode the hosts discuss the future of stroke by exploring and proposing novel applied modern concepts of endovascular and thrombolytic therapies to innovative and creative ideas for the future.
- Endovascular therapy for distal vessels is discussed
- Improving geographic access to endovascular therapy (especially for wide spread countries like Canada)
- The role of the NIHSS score in the acute assessment of stroke in the future and the increasing reliance on imaging parameters to guide decision making
- The future of thrombolysis
- The future of neuroimaging: Evolving understanding of ASPECTS and MRI Brain (Solid state MRI in acute stroke assessments), and potential role for focused ultrasound
- Neuroprotection and extending time-windows
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