Stroke warning syndrome: 18 new cases

Conclusion: SWS is an under-recognized syndrome. Intravenous rt-PA treatment seems to have lower efficacy than in other subtypes of strokes, but none of the patients with SWS undergoing treatment presented haemorrhagic transformation or other complications.

Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences - June 13, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Rossana Tassi, Alfonso Cerase, Maurizio Acampa, Paolo D’Andrea, Francesca Guideri, Giuseppe Lo Giudice, Giovanna Marotta, Sandra Bracco, Giuseppe Martini Tags: Short Communictions Source Type: research