Tissue Plasminogen Activator Overdose in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients Linked to Poorer Functional Outcomes

Conclusions: Our findings provide support for the practice of accurately weighing all acute ischemic stroke patients before thrombolysis.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - February 4, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Demetrios J. Sahlas, Linda Gould, Richard H. Swartz, Naufal Mohammed, Rhonda McNicoll-Whiteman, Fahd Naufal, Wieslaw Oczkowski Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research