BRASILIA, Brazil — An analysis of prespecified subgroups in the third International Stroke Trial (IST-3) shows that intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rtPA) can be given safely in a ...
This “long overdue” update expands the pools of patients eligible for thrombolysis and thrombectomy, and tackles pediatric stroke.
The clinical syndrome produced by a stroke is determined by the artery or arteries that are occluded. Blood is supplied to the brain by two major sets of arteries, the anterior and posterior ...