Stroke Center

«Time is brain» is an expression often used in connection with a stroke. This is exactly what the emergency treatment of a stroke is all about: Often, a few minutes determine whether the brain cells whose blood flow has been cut off survive or not. As a result, strokes are the most common cause of permanent disability in adults.

Directions & Contact

Refer a patient

Address

University Hospital of Basel

Stroke Center

Petersgraben 4

4031 Basel

By tram

Take tram line 11 to the Universitätsspital stop and walk about 80 meters along Petersgraben to the entrance.

By car

Please use the Parkhaus City parking garage (Steinengraben or Johanniterbrücke entrances).

Our Contact

Registration of acute patients
Assignment and triggering of the stroke alarm:
Stroke on-duty physician, 24/7
Tel. +41 61 556 57 00

Registration for a neurovascular consultation/Doppler ultrasound
Suzana Runge
Secretary
Tel. +41 61 265 41 84
suzana.runge@usb.ch

Intermediate Care Stroke Unit
Admission for diagnostics, monitoring, follow-up treatment:
8 a.m.–6 p.m.: Staff physician, Tel. +41 61 556 57 70
6 p.m.–8 a.m.: according to shift schedule, via the operator +41 61 265 25 25

Indication Conferences
Presentation for revascularization surgery/Intervention and AVM/aneurysms:
Jacqueline Riegraf
Tel. +41 61 328 63 70
jacqueline.riegraf@usb.ch

News from the Stroke Center

Beim Hirnschlag zählt jede Minute. Am Unispital Basel wurde der Weg von der Diagnose zur Behandlung deutlich verkürzt.

17. Nov 2022

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The term «stroke» (also known as: cerebrovascular accident) refers to a functional failure of an area of the brain caused by arteriosclerosis of the cerebral arteries (also known as «arterial calcification»). A stroke as a result of bleeding caused by bursting of a blood vessel is less common.

In Switzerland, around 15,000 people suffer a stroke every year. All age groups may be affected, but the risk increases with age. A health-conscious lifestyle reduces the likelihood of a stroke – patients with high blood pressure, diabetes and heart disease, and smokers are at greater risk.

The Stroke Center at the University Hospital Basel is one of nine certified stroke centers in Switzerland and offers patients immediate and comprehensive treatment. A coordinated evaluation and treatment approach enables all patients to receive care in accordance with specific quality requirements.

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