Neurologists at Amsterdam UMC(Amsterdam, Netherlands;www.amsterdamumc.org)  have invented a novel brain-wave cap that enables stroke diagnosis right inside an ambulance,speeding up the time to appropriate treatment.

The brain-wave cap enables an EEG(brain wave test) to be performed in the ambulance to identify whether the stroke is ischemic and classify the size of the blocked blood vessel in the brain.

The size of the blockage guides the course of treatment:it it’s a small ischemic stroke,blood thinners are administered;for a large ischemic stroke,surgical removal of the clot at a specialized hospital is necessary.