Characteristics of patients undergoing local intra-arterial thrombolysis
| Age, mean (SD), yr | 65 (13) |
| Men, % | 80.8 |
| Cardioembolic stroke, % | 92.3 |
| Atrial fibrillation, % | 76.9 |
| Occlusion of M1 segment, % | 42.3 |
| History of risk factors, % | |
| Hypertension | 57.7 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 19.2 |
| Hypercholesterolemia | 19.2 |
| Smoking | 46.2 |
| Alcohol | 42.3 |
| Time to admission, mean (SD), hr | 0.96 (0.87) |
| Time to starting LIT, mean (SD), hr | 3.78 (1.17) |
| Early CT sign, % | 46.2 |
| Previous anticoagulant therapy, % | 26.9 |
| Previous antiplatelet therapy, % | 15.4 |
| Symptomatic hemorrhage, % | 0 |
| Baseline NIHSS score, median (range) | 18 (6–23) |
| NIHSS score after LIT, median (range) | |
| Immediately | 15 (3–22) |
| 24 hr later | 12 (2–22) |
| 1 month later | 6 (0–16) |
| BI score at discharge, median (range) | 95 (0–100) |
| mRS score at discharge, median (range) | 2 (0–5) |
| Deaths, % | 0 |
| Hospital stay, mean (SD), days | 50 (23) |
Note.—LIT indicates local intra-arterial thrombolysis; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; BI, Barthel index; mRS, modified Rankin scale.