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This chapter provides a summary of a landmark study in vascular neurology. Does the use of intravenous tissue plasminogen activator to treat acute ischemic stroke improve neurologic outcomes if given within 3 hours of symptom onset? Starting with that question, it describes the basics of the study, including funding, study location, who was studied, how many patients, study design, study intervention, follow-up, endpoints, results, and criticism and limitations. The study established e cacy for intravenous thrombolysis treatment for ischemic stroke with improved clinical outcomes at 3 months. It provided neurologists with a proven form of treatment for acute ischemic stroke and reinforced urgency in evaluating and treating acute stroke. The chapter brie y reviews other relevant studies and information, and concludes with a relevant clinical case. ... treatment with intravenous t-PA within three hours of the onset of ischemic stroke improved clinical outcome at three months ... -MARLER ET AL.

Author

Hardik P. Amin

Published

2016

Language

EN