Treatment of ischemic stroke with r-tPA: implementation challenges in a tertiary hospital in Brazil

Purpose: This paper presents the initial experience with thrombolysis for acute ischaemic stroke at Hospital de Base do Distrito Federal (HBDF), Brazil, and the difficulties associated with the implementation of this treatment. Method: A retrospective study was performed using the medical records...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Elza Dias Tosta, Letícia Costa Rebello, Soraya Soares Almeida, Márcia Silva Santos Neiva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2014-05-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2014000500368&lng=en&tlng=en