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Acute treatment for ischemic stroke in 2004

Emergency Radiology volume 11, pages 83–86 (2004)Cite this article

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The last decade witnessed significant and unprecedented advances in the treatment of acute ischemic stroke. Intravenous tissue plasminogen activator and defibrinogenating agent are both now approved by the Food and Drug Administration for treatment of acute ischemic stroke within 3 h of symptom onset. Trials involving intra-arterial thrombolysis have demonstrated clinical benefit in patients treated within 6 h of symptom onset. The future for the development of new and better treatment for ischemic stroke looks very promising. Currently, induced hypothermia, laser evaporation, mechanical thrombectomy, angioplasty with stent placement, the combination of neuroprotective agents with thrombolysis, and the combination of intravenous with intra-arterial thrombolysis are being investigated.

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  1. Department of Neurology, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA

    Yousef M. Mohammad

  2. Cerebrovascular Program, Department of Neurology and Neurosciences, New Jersey Medical School, 90 Bergen Street, DOC 8100, Newark, NJ 07103, USA

    Afshin A. Divani, Jawad F. Kirmani, Pansy Harris-Lane & Adnan I. Qureshi

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Mohammad, Y.M., Divani, A.A., Kirmani, J.F. et al. Acute treatment for ischemic stroke in 2004. Emerg Radiol 11, 83–86 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10140-004-0363-2

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Keywords

  • Acute treatment
  • Ischemic stroke
  • Intra-venous thrombolysis
  • Intra-arterial thrombolysis
  • Thrombectomy devices
  • Neuroprotective agents
  • Hypothermia