Neuroepidemiology
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
The time interval window between stroke onset and hospitalization and its related factors.
Successful acute stroke intervention depends on early hospitalization. The time interval between stroke onset to hospitalization was examined to identify the factors influencing the interval and also to determine whether treatment time window expansion will translate into more treatment. ⋯ Clinically more severe stroke patients were hospitalized earlier and nocturnal strokes had delayed admission. Even expanding the therapeutic time window from