Early major ischemic changes on computed tomography should preclude use of tissue plasminogen activator

Stroke. 2003 Mar;34(3):820-1. doi: 10.1161/01.STR.0000059430.55671.56. Epub 2003 Feb 20.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Brain / blood supply*
  • Brain / diagnostic imaging*
  • Brain Edema / diagnostic imaging
  • Brain Edema / etiology
  • Brain Ischemia / complications
  • Brain Ischemia / diagnostic imaging*
  • Brain Ischemia / drug therapy
  • Contraindications
  • Disease Progression
  • Humans
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Recovery of Function / drug effects
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Factors
  • Time Factors
  • Tissue Plasminogen Activator* / therapeutic use
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Tissue Plasminogen Activator