Critical Care Needs in Patients with Diffusion-Weighted Imaging Negative MRI after tPA--Does One Size Fit All?

Patients who receive intravenous (IV) tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) for ischemic stroke are currently monitored in an intensive care unit (ICU) or a comparable stroke unit for at least 24 hours due to the high frequency of neurological exams and vital sign checks. The present study evaluates IC...

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Main Authors: Roland Faigle, Elisabeth B Marsh, Rafael H Llinas, Victor C Urrutia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4627762?pdf=render