Primary care office responses to a stroke scenario.

Purpose: One previous study found that healthlines affiliated with academic neurology programs recommended non-emergent treatment for a hypothetical stroke scenario almost one quarter of the time, which could contribute to patients presenting too late for time dependent stroke therapies. We assessed the treatment advice given in a hypothetical stroke scenario by primary care physician offices across the United States.

Methods: We obtained a national listing of United States primary care physician offices from Yellowpages.