Ambulance EEG could cut stroke treatment delays by an hour

This study tests a portable EEG device called StrokePointer that ambulance crews can use to detect severe strokes caused by large vessel blockages. Currently, over half of these patients are taken to hospitals that cannot perform the needed clot-removal procedure, causing an average one-hour delay. The device aims to help paramedics identify these patients and take them directly to a specialized stroke center. The trial will enroll 275 adults with suspected stroke and measure how often the device produces usable brain-wave data and how accurately it detects large vessel occlusions.