Open AccessInfluence of Age on Thrombolysis Outcome in Wake-Up Stroke
Author(s) -
Dulka Manawadu,
Shankaranand Bodla,
Jeff Keep,
Lalit Kalra
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.113.002273
Subject(s) - medicine , thrombolysis , modified rankin scale , odds ratio , confidence interval , stroke (engine) , cardiology , surgery , ischemic stroke , myocardial infarction , ischemia , mechanical engineering , engineering
Thrombolysis in patients >80 years remains controversial; we hypothesized that >80-year-old patients with wake-up ischemic stroke (WUIS) will benefit from thrombolysis despite risks because of poor outcomes with no treatment.
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