Usefulness of a single-parameter tool for the prediction of large vessel occlusion in acute stroke.
Franck LeibingerThibaut AllouLaurène Van DammeChawki JebaliCaroline ArquizanGeoffroy FarouilAlexandre LaverdureNicolas GaillardMajo IbanezPhilippe SmadjaAnais DutrayMaxime TardieuLudovic Nguyen ThemAli OusjiSnejana JuriciGregory GascouZoubir Mourad BensalahNadège OlivierFrederique DamonWael ChaabaneBénédicte FadatMarlène LachcarJulie MasIsabelle MourandAdelaïde FerraroDidier HeveAdrian DumitranaJean-Christophe BlenetSabine AptelVincent CostalatAlain BonafeLaurent OrtegaDenis SablotPublished in: Journal of neurology (2020)
Our results suggest that the presence of hemiplegia as witnessed by a bystander can predict LVO with high specificity. This single criterion could be used for decision-making about direct transfer to CSC for MT when the absence of emergency skilled staff precludes the patient's on-site assessment, especially in regions distant from a CSC.