Knowledge of the Egyptian emergency physicians about the use of rt-PA in acute ischemic stroke

Abstract Background The administration of recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA) has increased the focus on acute ischemic stroke (AIS) as an emergency condition. The emergency physicians have to rapidly recognize the patients who are candidates for rt-PA and refer them to the specialized...

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Main Authors: Mohamed El-Sayed El-khatib, Shereen Ahmed El Ahwal, Muhammad Masoud, Sherine El Mously
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-06-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41983-020-00194-z