Emergence of the Primary Pediatric Stroke Center: Impact of the Thrombolysis in Pediatric Stroke Trial [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusions— Before preparing for TIPS, centers interested in pediatric stroke had not developed systematic strategies to diagnose and treat acute pediatric stroke. TIPS trial preparation has resulted in establishment of pediatric acute stroke centers with clinical and system preparedness for evaluation and care of children with acute stroke, including use of a standardized protocol for evaluation and treatment of acute arterial stroke in children that includes use of intravenous tissue-type plasminogen activator. Clinical Trial Registration— URL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT01591096.

http://stroke.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/short/45/7/2018?rss=1

Source: Stroke - June 23, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Bernard, T. J., Rivkin, M. J., Scholz, K., deVeber, G., Kirton, A., Gill, J. C., Chan, A. K., Hovinga, C. A., Ichord, R. N., Grotta, J. C., Jordan, L. C., Benedict, S., Friedman, N. R., Dowling, M. M., Elbers, J., Torres, M., Sultan, S., Cummings, D. D., Tags: Fibrinolysis, Acute Cerebral Infarction, Thrombolysis Clinical Sciences Source Type: research