Stroke
Conditions
Keywords
Stroke, prehospital ultrasound
Brief summary
The aim of the study is to investigate patients with acute stroke prehospital with transcranial duplex ultrasound to detect an infarct of the middle cerebral artery.
Detailed description
The investigation of the patients will be done by an anaesthesiologist who is part of the prehospital medical treatment in Germany. The main question is, wether a non neurologist can detect an infarction of the middle cerebral artery in a short time an lead the patient to the indicated clinic.
Interventions
No intervention in this study
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* clinical signs of acute stroke * possibility of TCD
Exclusion criteria
* acute interventions for vital signs required
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Prehospital detection of an infarction of the middle cerebral artery in patients with acute stroke | 5 Minutes |
Countries
Germany