ContextIntravenous tissue-type plasminogen activator can be beneficial to some patients
when given within 3 hours of stroke onset, but many patients present later after stroke onset …

Background and Purpose—To test the safety and recanalization efficacy of intra-arterial
local delivery of plasminogen activators in acute ischemic stroke, a randomized trial of …

Guidelines for Thrombolytic Therapy for Acute Stroke: A Supplement to the Guidelines for the
Management of Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke | Circulation Science Volunteer Warning …

Background and Purpose We sought to determine whether early (< 8 hours) or delayed (8 to
24 hours) recanalization after stroke may be an independent variable in the improvement of …

This study investigates retrospectively, in selected patients, the ischemic outcome
(reversible ischemia, infarction, and hemorrhage) and neurologic outcome of acute stroke …

PURPOSE Atherothrombotic occlusion of the cervical internal carotid artery (ICA) without
collateral flow is one of the most critical forms of acute ischemia. We report the results of …

Abstract TO CLARIFY THE efficacy and limitations of the intra-arterial local infusion of a high-
dose fibrinolytic agent for acute embolic stroke, we analyzed the results of 44 patients and …

Background and Purpose—We sought to examine the appropriateness and the surgical
outcomes of carotid endarterectomy (CE) in unselected community hospitals to identify …

✓ This report covers a series of four patients with acute cervical carotid occlusion and
profound neurological deficits who were treated with intracranial intraarterial thrombolysis …

The success of treatment with tissue plasminogen activator serves as an impetus to
approach stroke as a medical emergency; diagnosis and treatment must be accurate and …