Abstract
Trends for Optimal Management of Acute Stroke Patients in 2017
Highlights
Stroke still remains the most common cause of disability worldwide and is responsible for the third largest number of deaths [1,2,3]
Since stroke is a medical emergency it is crucial for attending General Practitioner (GP) to recognize the symptoms and signs of stroke or transient attack
The most useful is FAST developed by the US National Stroke Foundation
Summary
Stroke still remains the most common cause of disability worldwide and is responsible for the third largest number of deaths [1,2,3]. Two thirds of primary care physicians immediately transferred patients with clear stroke symptoms to a hospital emergency depart tment [13]. Transport to the closest primary stroke center or comprehensive stroke center should be immediate and rapid. It may even involve air medical transport [14 ]. In patients with moderate or severe clinical deficit (NIHSS>8), vascular intracerebral is advocated to select the subjects with large vessel occlusion In this case, it is recommended to transfer the patient to a center where it is feasible 24/7 to carry out endovascular treatment by a trained neuroradiologist [3,16]. General Practitioner has an important role in patient and community education on symptoms of stroke and importance to call immediately the state emergency medical number for rapid transport to the closest primary stroke center or comprehensive stroke center
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