Prehospital Detection of Large Vessel Occlusion Stroke With EEG.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) is standard treatment for anterior large vessel occlusion stroke (LVO-a stroke). Prehospital diagnosis of LVO-a stroke would reduce time to EVT by allowing direct transportation to an EVT-capable hospital. We aim to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of dry electrode EEG for the detection of LVO-a stroke in the prehospital setting.

Methods

ELECTRA-STROKE was an investigator-initiated, prospective, multicenter, diagnostic study, performed in the prehospital setting. Adult patients were eligible if they had suspected stroke (as assessed by the attending ambulance nurse) and symptom onset <24 hours. A single dry electrode EEG recording (8 electrodes) was performed by ambulance personnel. Primary endpoint was the diagnostic

SUBMITTER: van Stigt MN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10791060 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature