Questions to ask your doctor: AI Stroke Detection on Brain Scans: What Patients Should Know

A printable checklist to take to your appointment. Based on our guide AI Stroke Detection on Brain Scans: Faster Treatment and New Recovery Tech.

1. Does this hospital use AI software to help read stroke scans? Which one?
2. What did the scans show: a clot, bleeding, or neither? Was a large artery blocked?
3. Was clot-dissolving medicine or thrombectomy considered, and why was it given or not given?
4. If transfer to another hospital was needed, how long did it take?
5. What is causing my remaining symptoms, and what is the rehabilitation plan?
6. Am I likely to keep improving, and over what time frame?
7. Am I a candidate for paired vagus nerve stimulation or any other approved recovery device?
8. Are there clinical trials of new rehabilitation methods that I could join?
9. What can I do to lower my risk of another stroke (blood pressure, medicines, smoking, activity)?
10. Who should I contact if new symptoms appear after I leave hospital?

Also worth asking

1. Does AI diagnose a stroke instead of a doctor?
2. Can AI detect every type of stroke?
3. Will I pay extra if the hospital uses AI on my scan?
4. Does AI make stroke treatment faster?

My notes

This checklist is general information, not medical advice. Your doctor knows your situation best.