Eye stroke protocol in in the emergency department.
Étienne Bénard-SéguinFadi NahabAndrew M PendleyMariana Rodriguez DuranMariam Torres SotoMatthew KeadeyDavid W WrightNancy J NewmanValérie BioussePublished in: Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association (2024)
Implementation of NMFP-OCT in a general ED enables rapid remote diagnosis of CRAO/BRAO and facilitates initiation of an eye stroke protocol in acute patients. OCT complements color fundus photography and provides greater diagnostic accuracy in hyperacute cases with near-normal appearing ocular fundi.
Keyphrases
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