The efficacy and safety of intravenous thrombolysis with alteplase in the treatment of ischaemic stroke in a rural hospital.

Conclusions: The indications for intravenous thrombolysis in patients with IS should be strictly analysed so that the treatment is effective and safe especially in older patients, patients with greater severity of neurological symptoms and patients with old post-stroke lesions in baseline CT.
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Source: Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska - September 3, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Sobolewski P, Sledzińska-Dźwigał M, Szczuchniak W, Hatalska-Żerebiec R, Grzesik M, Sobota A Tags: Neurol Neurochir Pol Source Type: research