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Safety and Efficacy of Thrombolytic Therapy Using rt-PA (Alteplase) in Acute Ischemic Stroke.
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PMID:  22389825     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of thrombolytic therapy. Our study enrolled 23 patients out of which 2 patients died due to ICH; we also found that only 39% of patients reached hospital within stroke window, and for those treated, mean NIHSS during admission was 14.0, but drastic improvement was shown after 24 hours of treatment, that is, 9.89 (P < 0.0001), and at discharge, it was 5.1 (P < 0.0001) which showed a clear impact of the treatment, and around 60% of patients were discharged within an mRS score of 1 and 2. Hence, it was found that thrombolytic therapy was beneficial, efficacious, and safe if used within 3 to 4.5 hours.
Authors:
Palanisamy Sivanandy; Binny Thomas; Vijayan Krishnan; Sumathy Arunachalam
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2011-11-29
Journal Detail:
Title:  ISRN neurology     Volume:  2011     ISSN:  2090-5513     ISO Abbreviation:  ISRN Neurol     Publication Date:  2011  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2012-03-05     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101568083     Medline TA:  ISRN Neurol     Country:  Egypt    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  618624     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacy Practice, KMCH College of Pharmacy, Kovai Estate, Kalapatti Road, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu 48, India.
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