Patients with Acute Lacunar Infarction Have Benefit from Intravenous Thrombolysis
Introduction: Usefulness of intravenous thrombolysis in patients with acute lacunar cerebral infarction is questionable. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of intravenous thrombolysis in patients with lacunar infarction in comparison with patients with nonlacunar infarction as well as with patients with lacunar infarction who were not treated with intravenous thrombolysis. Materials and methods: In the first part of the study, among patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with intravenous thrombolysis, characteristics and outcomes of 46 patients with lacunar and 221 patients with nonlacunar infarction were compared.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - Category: Neurology Authors: Zeljko Zivanovic, Marina Gubi, Dmitar Vlahovic, Marija Milicevic, Mirjana Jovicevic, Aleksandra Lucic, Svetlana Ruzicka-Kaloci, Biljana Radovanovic, Tamara Rabi Zikic, Marija Zarkov, Nemanja Popovic, Petar Slankamenac Source Type: research