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Endovascular Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke
Patients with an occlusion of the distal internal carotid or proximal middle cerebral artery have among the most severe types of ischemic stroke that typically produce life-altering disabilities. Prior to a few months ago, the standard of care for such patients included intravenous (IV) alteplase and comprehensive peristroke care to avoid complications, including measures to prevent another stroke and comprehensive rehabilitation.
Source: JAMA Neurology - August 3, 2015 Category: Neurology Source Type: research
Prehospital Thrombolysis for Stroke An Idea Whose Golden Hour Has Arrived
Soon after thrombolytic therapy was established as a therapy for ischemic stroke, our colleague Anthony Furlan, MD, famously circulated a cartoon of a computed tomographic (CT) scanner visible through the back doors of an ambulance, where a happy stroke physician had hung a bottle dripping tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) into the scanned patient’s arm. Because the time interval from stroke onset to initiation of thrombolysis after ischemic stroke is inversely related to the probability of disability-free recovery, prehospital initiation of thrombolytic therapy seemed a compelling and logical ambition, if one could rul...
Source: JAMA Neurology - November 17, 2014 Category: Neurology Source Type: research
