Too good to treat? Ischemic stroke patients with small CT perfusion lesions may not benefit from thrombolysis

Conclusion: This large observational cohort suggests that a portion of ischemic stroke patients clinically eligible for alteplase therapy with a small perfusion lesion have a good natural history and may not benefit from treatment. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

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Source: Annals of Neurology - May 31, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Andrew Bivard, Min Lou, Christopher R. Levi, Venkatesh Krishnamurthy, Cheng Xin, Richard I. Aviv, Patrick McElduff, Longting Lin, Tim Kleinig, Billy O'Brien, Kenneth Butcher, Zhang Jingfen, Jim Jannes, Qiang Dong, Mark W. Parsons Tags: Research Article Source Type: research