ELECTRA-STROKE: Electroencephalography controlled triage in the ambulance for acute ischemic stroke-Study protocol for a diagnostic trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) is the standard treatment for large vessel occlusion stroke of the anterior circulation (LVO-a stroke). Approximately half of EVT-eligible patients are initially presented to hospitals that do not offer EVT. Subsequent inter-hospital transfer delays treatment, which negatively affects patients' prognosis. Prehospital identification of patients with LVO-a stroke would allow direct transportation of these patients to an EVT-capable center. Electroencephalography (EEG) may be suitable for this purpose because of its sensitivity to cerebral ischemia. The hypothesis of ELECTRA-STROKE is that dry electrode EEG is feasible for prehospital detection of LVO-a stroke.

Methods

ELECTRA-STROKE is an investigator-initiated, diagnostic study. EEG

SUBMITTER: van Stigt MN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9576201 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature