Open AccessInitial Glasgow Coma Scale Score Predicts Outcome Following Thrombolysis for Posterior Circulation Stroke
Author(s) -
Jack W. Tsao,
J. Claude Hemphill,
S. Claiborne Johnston,
Wade S. Smith,
David C. Bonovich
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
archives of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3687
pISSN - 0003-9942
DOI - 10.1001/archneur.62.7.1126
Subject(s) - glasgow coma scale , medicine , modified rankin scale , thrombolysis , stroke (engine) , coma (optics) , randomized controlled trial , anesthesia , surgery , ischemic stroke , ischemia , myocardial infarction , mechanical engineering , physics , optics , engineering
Randomized trials of thrombolytic stroke treatment have either excluded patients with posterior circulation ischemia or used inclusion criteria making enrollment of these patients less likely. Consequently, there is less published information on thrombolytic therapy for posterior circulation stroke.
Accelerating Research
Robert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom
Address
John Eccles HouseRobert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom