Is old age really a reason to withhold thrombolytic therapy?

J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2006 Mar;77(3):289. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.2005.080192.

Abstract

Patients eligible for thrombolysis should be treated regardless of age

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Comparative Study
  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over*
  • Cerebral Hemorrhage / chemically induced*
  • Humans
  • Prognosis
  • Risk Assessment
  • Stroke / drug therapy*
  • Stroke / mortality
  • Survival Rate
  • Thrombolytic Therapy / adverse effects
  • Thrombolytic Therapy / ethics*
  • Withholding Treatment / ethics*