Cerebrovascular diseases
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Cerebrovascular diseases · Jan 2005
Multicenter StudyCan telemedicine contribute to fulfill WHO Helsingborg Declaration of specialized stroke care?
Providing stroke unit treatment for all stroke patients is a cross-national goal as stated in the WHO Helsingborg Declaration. In order to achieve specialized stroke care for a large area, two stroke centers and 12 community hospitals established an integrative stroke network. This evaluation was performed to analyze achieved advances in stroke management. ⋯ This stroke network concept leads to a substantial improvement of stroke management. Telemedicine contributes to an early etiological assessment and fills the gap of specialized stroke expertise in neurologically underserved areas.