Category: Neurology
Keywords: Ischemic Stroke, Intra-arterial Thrombolysis, IA tPA, Intra-venous Thrombolysis, IV tPA (PubMed Search)
Posted: 12/13/2007 by Aisha Liferidge, MD
(Updated: 10/10/2024)
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-- candidates with severe neurological deficits (NIHSS score > 10)
-- candidates with a recent history of major surgical procedures
-- candidates with occlusion of major cervical or intracranial vessels
Zaidat OO, Saurez JL, Santillan C, et al. "Response to intra-arterial and combined intravenous and intra-arterial thrombolytic therapy in patients with distal internal carotid artery occlusion." Stroke 2002, 33: 1821-1826.
Bellolio MF, et al. "Stroke Update 2007: Better Early Stroke Treatment (BEST)," Emergency Medicine Practice, Augst 2007, Volume 9, Number 8.