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Acute Management Strategies: tPA and Mechanical Thrombectomy Trials

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This chapter provides a comprehensive but concise overview of important trials in tPA trials, mechanical thrombectomy trials, bridging trials, high-risk but non-disabling strokes, extracranial disease, severe intracranial stenosis, and PFO closure trials.

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  1. Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Catherine S. W. Albin

  2. Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Sahar F. Zafar

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    Catherine S.W. Albin

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    Sahar F. Zafar

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Albin, C.S.W., Zafar, S.F. (2022). Acute Management Strategies: tPA and Mechanical Thrombectomy Trials. In: Albin, C.S., Zafar, S.F. (eds) The Acute Neurology Survival Guide. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-75732-8_18

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