Open AccessHurdles in stroke thrombolysis: Experience from 100 consecutive ischemic stroke patients
Author(s) -
Sagar Badachi,
Thomas Mathew,
Akshata Prabhu,
Raghunandan Nadig,
G.R.K. Sarma
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
annals of indian academy of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.427
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1998-3549
pISSN - 0972-2327
DOI - 10.4103/0972-2327.165460
Subject(s) - thrombolysis , medicine , stroke (engine) , acute stroke , neuroimaging , emergency medicine , emergency department , intensive care medicine , medical emergency , tissue plasminogen activator , myocardial infarction , mechanical engineering , psychiatry , engineering
Acute management of ischemic stroke involves thrombolysis within 4.5 h. For a successful outcome, early recognition of stroke, transportation to the hospital emergency department immediately after stroke, timely imaging, proper diagnosis, and thrombolysis within 4.5 h is of paramount importance.