Should you thrombolyse all or any stroke patients with baseline National Institutes of Health stroke scale scores < or = 5?

Cerebrovasc Dis. 2009;28(2):201-2. doi: 10.1159/000226579. Epub 2009 Jun 30.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Female
  • Fibrinolytic Agents / administration & dosage*
  • Fibrinolytic Agents / adverse effects
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Hemorrhages / etiology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • National Institutes of Health (U.S.)*
  • Odds Ratio
  • Patient Selection*
  • Registries
  • Risk Assessment
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Stroke / diagnosis
  • Stroke / drug therapy*
  • Thrombolytic Therapy* / adverse effects
  • Tissue Plasminogen Activator / administration & dosage*
  • Tissue Plasminogen Activator / adverse effects
  • Treatment Outcome
  • United States

Substances

  • Fibrinolytic Agents
  • Tissue Plasminogen Activator