Safety and Efficacy of Thrombolytic Therapy Using rt-PA (Alteplase) in Acute Ischemic Stroke

Safety and Efficacy of Thrombolytic Therapy Using rt-PA (Alteplase) in Acute Ischemic Stroke

The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of thrombolytic therapy. Our study enrolled 23 patients out of which 2 patients died due to ICH; we also found that only 39% of patients reached hospital within stroke window, and for those treated, mean NIHSS during admission was 14.0, b...

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Veröffentlicht in:ISRN neurology 2011-01, Vol.2011 (2011), p.1-6
Hauptverfasser: Sivanandy, Palanisamy, Thomas, Binny, Krishnan, Vijayan, Arunachalam, Sumathy
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Blood clots
Brain damage
Drug dosages
Heart attacks
Ischemia
Medical imaging
Stroke
Studies
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Zusammenfassung:The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of thrombolytic therapy. Our study enrolled 23 patients out of which 2 patients died due to ICH; we also found that only 39% of patients reached hospital within stroke window, and for those treated, mean NIHSS during admission was 14.0, but drastic improvement was shown after 24 hours of treatment, that is, 9.89 (P
ISSN:2090-5505
2090-5513
DOI:10.5402/2011/618624