By establishing a telemedicine link using videoconferencing and image sharing technology, stroke specialists from Brigham and Women’s and Massachusetts General Hospitals can examine patients at remote hospitals miles away to help diagnose the patient's ailment and recommend a plan of care.

Stroke information and research indicates that 80% of strokes are ischemic strokes - an affliction in which a blood clot, formed in another part of the body, travels to a smaller blood vessel in the brain and becomes lodged, blocking the blood flow to that area.

Unfortunately, some hospitals lack the resources to make this determination and cannot physically transfer the patient quickly enough to enable them to receive this therapy if warranted.

This is where TeleStroke comes in. Subscribing hospitals can receive acute stroke care for patients without physically transferring the patient for an exam. For more information click here.

Today's Stroke Telemedicine News .