The “Flying Intervention Team”: A Novel Stroke Care Concept for Rural Areas

<b><i>Background:</i></b> Endovascular treatment of large vessel occlusion in acute ischemic stroke patients is difficult to establish in remote areas, and time dependency of treatment effect increases the urge to develop health care concepts for this population. <b><i>Summary:</i></b> Current strategies include direct transportation of patients to a comprehensive stroke center (CSC) (“mothership...