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Thromboembolic occlusions of the cerebral arteries often recanalize spontaneously, and
patients with early recanalization have a better outcome than patients who do not …

The use of fibrinolytic agents in acute ischemic stroke has received increasing attention due
to the completion of several prospective studies examining the efficacy and safety of these …

This article is presented to provoke further discussion regarding the use of thrombolytic
drugs to treat acute ischemic stroke. Overview analysis of the six randomized trials of …

The recent literature review of thrombolytic therapy in acute ischemic stroke by Wardlaw and
Warlow'offers some interesting insights into the difficulties of validating this type of therapy in …

Background: The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility, clinical effect and safety of
intravenous thrombolysis with tissue plasminogen activator in patients with acute ischaemic …

Thrombolysis for acute stroke is effective if administered according to the approved protocol.
Since the initial report of success in 1995, a number of subsequent reports confirmed the …

Ischaemic stroke is a major cause of death and disability, so a determined search for new
and more effective treatments is certainly welcome. Enthusiasm must be tempered, however …

Thrombolytic agents offer great promise as therapeutic agents for selected patients with
acute cerebrovascular symptoms. Preliminary data show that thrombolytic drugs, as a whole …

The results of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) rtPA
Stroke Study [1] provided clear evidence that tPA can be effective under specific …