TY - JOUR T1 - Stroke services, stroke networks: is there an ideal model? JF - Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry JO - J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry SP - 760 LP - 761 DO - 10.1136/jnnp.2004.059121 VL - 76 IS - 6 AU - T Moulin AU - M Hommel Y1 - 2005/06/01 UR - http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/76/6/760.abstract N2 - Stroke programmes have a vital role to play in educating the public and primary physicians Since their first development in the 1970s, the clinical effectiveness of stroke units has been demonstrated in many randomised controlled studies and meta-analyses. The rapid broad-scale implementation of stroke units and structured stroke care in general, has been hindered by many factors of a medical and economic nature. This suggests a missed opportunity for patients in medical terms since almost all stroke patients are hospitalised and it also represents an inappropriate allocation of financial resources. Different models have been proffered to improve the quality of stroke care and rationalise … ER -