Intravenous thrombolytic therapy for acute ischemic stroke.

@article{Wechsler2011IntravenousTT,
  title={Intravenous thrombolytic therapy for acute ischemic stroke.},
  author={Lawrence R. Wechsler},
  journal={The New England journal of medicine},
  year={2011},
  volume={364 22},
  pages={
          2138-46
        }
}
  • L. Wechsler
  • Published 1 June 2011
  • Medicine, Psychology
  • The New England journal of medicine
An 81-year-old man presents to the ER with an acute ischemic stroke; IV thrombolytic therapy is recommended. Administered as a therapeutic agent within 4.5 hours after stroke, tissue plasminogen activator has been shown to improve neurologic outcomes. 
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