Clot-busting meds may be effective up to 24 hours after initial stroke symptoms
The clot-dissolving medication, alteplase, improved stroke patients' recovery by more than 50% when given up to 24 hours ...
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Acute Ischemic Stroke: Evaluation and Management Strategies
Acute ischemic stroke often can be reversed successfully with the clot lysis drug recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA), if initial evaluation is immediate and intravenous infusion ...
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A Case of Acute Ischemic Stroke: Optimizing Management with Penumbra and Vessel Imaging
She was taken by ambulance to a primary stroke center. Initial examination showed global aphasia, right homonymous hemianopia, right hemiplegia, and hemisensory loss. Investigations: Physical ...
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Clinical Practice Guidelines Updated for Management of Stroke Rehab
In clinical practice guidelines jointly issued by the US Department of Veterans Affairs and US Department of Defense, updated recommendations are presented for the management of stroke rehabilitation.
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Clot-busting meds may be effective up to 24 hours after initial stroke symptoms
The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association 2019 Guidelines for the Early Management of Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke note that IV alteplase within 4.5 hours of stroke onset ...