Time is Brain, a project from Germans Trias i Pujol University Hospital, is developing a new class medical device to improve the diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of the patient with acute ischemic stroke.
Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the Western world, the leading cause of permanent disability among adults and one of the leading causes of neurological deficit in the elderly. Worldwide data suggest that in the next decades, the incidence of ischemic stroke will increase as a result of increased longevity.
In all cases of stroke, rapid diagnostic work-up is key to verifying the financial diagnosis and ensuring that the appropriate treatment is instituted as quickly as possible. Therefore, time is crucial in ischemic stroke. Time is Brain solution will allow a rapid, real-time and automatic recording of the state of the pateint’s brain.
Today, Time is Brain Project appears in La Vanguardia newspaper. Read the whole article here.
Moreover, Time is Brain has been selected for the EIT Health Headstart 2020 Programme. At Inveniam Group, we are very happy to have supported Time is Brain in this process!