Wake-up Stroke Within 3 Hours of Symptom Awareness: Imaging and Clinical Features Compared to Standard Recombinant Tissue Plasminogen Activator Treated Stroke

Conclusions: Within 3 hours of symptom recognition, patients with WUS have EICs similar to rt-PA–treated patients. It is reasonable to expect that selected WUS patients might benefit from thrombolysis within 3 hours of symptom awareness.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - December 1, 2011 Category: Neurology Authors: Luisa Roveri, Sara La Gioia, Chiara Ghidinelli, Nicoletta Anzalone, Costantino De Filippis, Giancarlo Comi Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research