Comprehensive CT Evaluation in Acute Ischemic Stroke: Impact on Diagnosis and Treatment Decisions

Table 1

Overview of starting times of relevant events and NIHSS scores for the four different cases.

Event	Case 1	Case 2	Case 3	Case 4
Onset of symptoms	0	0	0	0+
Arrival at the stroke center	14 min	38 min	38 min	4 h 0 min
NIHSS evaluation	14	9	14	11
CT-head	43 min	56 min	54 min	4 h 25 min
CT-perfusion	47 min	63 min	64 min	4 h 41 min
CT-angiography	51 min	66 min	68 min	4 h 53 min
IV-thrombolysis	65 min	80 min	—	—
Thrombectomy/IA-thrombolysis	210 min	—	—	6 h 30 min
NIHSS evaluation at discharge	1	6	0	1