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Pathophysiologic mechanisms, neuroimaging and treatment in wake-up stroke.
Abstract Wake-up stroke (WUS) or ischemic stroke occurring during sleep accounts for 14%-29.6% of all ischemic strokes. Management of WUS is complicated by its narrow therapeutic time window and attributable risk factors, which can affect the safety and efficacy of administering intravenous (IV) tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA). This manuscript will review risk factors of WUS, with a focus on obstructive sleep apnea, potential mechanisms of WUS, and evaluate studies assessing safety and efficacy of IV t-PA treatment in WUS patients guided by neuroimaging to estimate time of symptom onset. The authors used PubMe...
Source: CNS Spectrums - September 11, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: Elfil M, Eldokmak M, Baratloo A, Ahmed N, Amin HP, Koo BB Tags: CNS Spectr Source Type: research