Research

Fassbender, K, Walter, S, Liu, Y et al. “Mobile stroke unit” for hyperacute stroke treatment. Stroke. 2003; 34: e44

Walter, S, Kostopoulos, P, Haass, A et al. Bringing the hospital to the patient: first treatment of stroke patients at the emergency site. PLoS One. 2010; 5: e13758

Walter, S, Kostopoulos, P, Haass, A et al. Point-of-care laboratory halves door-to-therapy-decision time in acute stroke. Ann Neurol. 2011; 69: 581–586

Kostopoulos, P, Walter, S, Haass, A et al. Mobile stroke unit for diagnosis-based triage of persons with suspected stroke. Neurology. 2012; 78: 1849–1852

Walter, S, Kostopoulos, P, Haass, A et al. Diagnosis and treatment of patients with stroke in a mobile stroke unit versus in hospital: a randomised controlled trial. Lancet Neurol. 2012; 11: 397–404

Fassbender, K, Balucani, C, Walter, S, Levine, SR, Haass, A, and Grotta, J. Streamlining of prehospital stroke management: the golden hour. Lancet Neurol. 2013; 12: 585–596

Ragoschke-Schumm, A, Walter, S, Haass, A et al. Translation of the ‘time is brain’ concept into clinical practice: focus on prehospital stroke management. Int J Stroke. 2014; 9: 333–340

Dietrich, M, Walter, S, Ragoschke-Schumm, A et al. Is prehospital treatment of acute stroke too expensive? An economic evaluation based on the first trial. Cerebrovasc Dis. 2014; 38: 457–463

Yong E. First response: Race against time. Nature 2014; 510: S5.

Grunwald, IQ, Ragoschke-Schumm, A, Kettner, M et al. First automated stroke imaging evaluation via electronic Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score in a mobile stroke unit. Cerebrovasc Dis. 2016; 42: 332–338

Schwindling, L, Ragoschke-Schumm, A, Kettner, M et al. Prehospital imaging-based triage of head trauma with a mobile stroke unit: first evidence and literature review. J Neuroimaging. 2016; 26: 489–493

Fassbender K, Grotta JC, Walter S, Grunwald IQ, Ragoschke-Schumm A, Saver JL. Mobile stroke units for prehospital thrombolysis, triage, and beyond: benefits and challenges. The Lancet Neurology. 2017 Mar 1;16(3):227-37.

Mathur S, Walter S, Grunwald IQ, Helwig SA, Lesmeister M, Fassbender K. Improving Prehospital Stroke Services in Rural and Underserved Settings With Mobile Stroke Units. Frontiers in Neurology. 2019;10.