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Evaluation of the role of susceptibility-weighted imaging in thrombolytic therapy for acute ischemic stroke
Publication date: Available online 20 February 2017 Source:Journal of Clinical Neuroscience Author(s): Guangjian Zhao, Ling Sun, Ziran Wang, Liquan Wang, Zhongrong Cheng, Hongyan Lei, Daiqun Yang, Yansen Cui, Shirui Zhang We inspected low-intensity venous signals and microbleeds in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) using susceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI) before and after administration of within-thrombolytic-time-window thrombolytic therapies, and observed their prognosis and safety, in order to guide individualized thrombolytic therapies. Patients with AIS were divided into groups A or B according to the pres...
Source: Journal of Clinical Neuroscience - February 20, 2017 Category: Neuroscience Source Type: research

Current trends in the management of acute ischemic stroke
Srinivasan ParamasivamNeurology India 2015 63(5):665-672Stroke is the leading cause of disability and most of the cases are those of ischemic stroke. Management strategies especially for large vessel occlusive stroke have undergone a significant change in the recent years that include widespread use of thrombolytic medications followed by endovascular clot removal. For successful treatment by endovascular thrombectomy, the important factors are patient selection based on clinical criterion including age, time of onset, premorbid clinical condition, co-morbidities, National Institute of Health Stroke Scale, and imaging crit...
Source: Neurology India - October 6, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Srinivasan Paramasivam Source Type: research

Alteplase versus tenecteplase for thrombolysis after ischaemic stroke (ATTEST): a phase 2, randomised, open-label, blinded endpoint study
This study is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, number NCT01472926. Findings Between Jan 1, 2012, and Sept 7, 2013, 355 patients were screened, of whom 157 were eligible for intravenous thrombolysis, and 104 patients were enrolled. 52 were assigned to the alteplase group and 52 to tenecteplase. Of 71 patients (35 assigned tenecteplase and 36 assigned alteplase) contributing to the primary endpoint, no significant differences were noted for percentage of penumbral salvaged (68% [SD 28] for the tenecteplase group vs 68% [23] for the alteplase group; mean difference 1·3% [95% CI −9·6 to 12·1]; p=0·81). Neither incide...
Source: The Lancet Neurology - February 26, 2015 Category: Neurology Source Type: research