Table 3.

Perception of patient/primary caregiver about the reasons for the delay in arriving to the ED at the INNNMVS after the onset of symptoms (n = 61).

Evaluation in other facilities prior to arrival at our center	26 (42.6%)
Ignorance of stroke symptoms or treatment urgency	21 (34.4%)
Far from INNNMVS when symptom onset began	6 (9.8%)
Not access to a fast means of transport	4 (6.6%)
Long wait time after calling for an ambulance	4 (6.6%)

ED, emergency department; INNNMVS, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía Manuel Velasco Suárez.