Avtor/Urednik		Švigelj, Viktor
Naslov		Možganska kap
Prevedeni naslov		Acute stroke
Tip		članek
Vir		In: Bručan A, Gričar M, Fink A, et al, editors. Urgentna medicina: izbrana poglavja 7. Zbornik 8. mednarodni simpozij o urgentni medicini; 2001 jun 13-16; Portorož. Ljubljana: Slovensko združenje za urgentno medicino,
Leto izdaje		2001
Obseg		str. 127-34
Jezik		slo
Abstrakt		Acute stroke is increasingly recognized as one of the leading factors of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Ischaemic stroke is by the far the most frequent subtype of acute stroke (> 80%). Successful stroke care begins with recognizing stroke as a medical emergency like acute myocardial infarction or severe trauma and, even more importantly, recognizing that a patient presenting as a medical emergency has a stroke. The best way to provide early stroke care is to call the emergency medical system immediately and to get transported to an institution, where stroke care can be provided on an adequate level. The initial evaluation of the stroke patients includes the assessment of breathing and circulation and the neurological assessment can be performed as soon as the patient is first seen. The goal is to ascertain the severity and type of neurological impairment. Differential diagnosis that need to be considered are coma of other origin, trauma, drug overdose, post-seizure state or metabolic disorders. After ischaemic stroke, only very few patients develop dep'ression in consciousness within the first 24 hours. With early loss of consciousness, a diagnosis of an intracranial hemorrhage or other differential diagnosis is more probable. Effective treatment of the patient who has sustained an acute ischaemic stroke requires rapid assessment and early intervention. (Abstract truncated at 2000 characters)
Deskriptorji		CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY CEREBRAL ISCHEMIA CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE