The number of patients who have few or no sequelae after a stroke (CVA) has multiplied by three in the United Kingdom, thanks to artificial intelligence (AI), the British Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday.
Developed by an Oxford-based company, the Brainomix e-Stroke system reduces diagnosis by over an hour and enables the most appropriate treatment to be quickly chosen.
Its use, in 111,000 suspected cases of stroke, increased the rate of patients with no or mild disability from 16% to 48%.
AI provides decision support in the interpretation of brain scans, to allow the patient “to have the right treatment, in the right place, at the right time,” the British ministry stressed.
More than 85,000 people in England have a stroke each year.
The Ministry of Health cites the example of Carol Wilson, a teaching assistant and grandmother, who, in June 2021, had severe cramps and quickly lost her sight and the use of her limbs.
The ‘software’ made it possible to quickly diagnose a blood clot in the brain and opt for a thrombectomy.
“I was able to sit up and text my family the same day, come home and walk again about two days after having a stroke,” said the Briton.
Timothy Ferris, director of transformation of the public health system (NHS), stressed that “every minute saved during the initial hospital assessment of people with symptoms of stroke dramatically increases the chances of a patient leaving hospital healthy.”
Source: TSF
