"Stroke codes are the hottest of messes." That's how one of my emergency medicine colleagues put it to me recently. And you know what? She's probably right. The problem is that a ton of things have to ...

When someone who may be having a stroke is brought by EMS to New Hanover Regional Medical Center, a specialized medical team meets the patient at the door and immediately starts to evaluate their ...

At the first sign of a stroke, time is of the essence. For every minute of delay in treatment, people typically lose almost two million brain cells. Yet a new study presented at the Canadian Stroke ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Stroke is one of the top three causes of death in southeastern North Carolina, and one of the leading causes of disability. New Hanover Regional Medical Center has one of the ...

This study determined that ICD-9 codes 433.X1, 434.XX, and V12.54 had positive predictive values >90%, and may be used to focus care on stroke patients. A total of 4689 patients with 10,376 unique ...