Safety Of IV Thrombolysis For Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients With Thrombocytopenia (P4.263)

Conclusions:While limited by small numbers and lack of randomization, our data suggest IV tPA is safe in patients with moderately reduced platelet counts.Disclosure: Dr. Kamal has nothing to disclose. Dr. Abdelhamid has nothing to disclose. Dr. Grotta has received personal compensation for activities with Frazer and Stryker. Dr. Grotta has received research support from Genentech and Medtronic. Dr. Zhu has nothing to disclose. Dr. Savitz has received research support from the NIH. Dr. Sarraj has nothing to disclose.

Source: Neurology - April 17, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Kamal, H., Abdelhamid, N., Grotta, J., Zhu, L., Savitz, S., Sarraj, A. Tags: Thrombolysis and Acute Evaluation in Ischemic Stroke Source Type: research