Videoconferencing can increase patient access to stroke specialists

"High-quality videoconferencing can increase patient access to stroke specialists, especially in rural or other underserved areas; and a transient ischemic attack (TIA), once known as a "mini" or "warning" stroke, should be treated with the same urgency as a full-blown stroke, according to two separate scientific statements and a policy statement published in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association - EurekAlert