TWH Neurovascular Program Neurovascular Program Patient Population Neurologists, neurosurgeons, neuroradiologists and allied health professionals participate in the Neurovascular Program at Toronto Western Hospital. Patient populations include those with stroke syndromes, vascular malformations of the brain and spinal cord and aneurysms of brain blood vessels. Within the Program, there are several components through which patients flow, depending on the type and acuity of the neurovascular disorder.
Advanced brain imaging facilities allow rapid and accurate diagnoses.
Patients are admitted to the Acute Stroke Investigation Unit where they are cared for by a multi-disciplinary health care team. More than 300 patients were admitted to the multidisciplinary Stroke Investigation Unit for acute stroke management last year. Patients with TIA and stroke are referred to this ambulatory program for evaluation, expedient investigation and risk reduction. More than 800 patients were evaluated in the Stroke Prevention Clinic last year. Education Toronto Western Hospital has training programs in stroke for all health care professionals.