Intravenous thrombolysis is effective in young adults: results from the Baden-Wuerttemberg stroke registry

Intravenous thrombolysis is effective in young adults: results from the Baden-Wuerttemberg stroke registry

Background: The efficacy of intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) is sufficiently proven in ischemic stroke patients of middle and older age by means of randomized controlled trials and large observational studies. However, data in young stroke patients ≤ 50 years are still scarce. In this study we aimed t...

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Main Authors: Bjoern eReuter, Christoph eGumbinger, Tamara eSauer, Horst eWiethölter, Ingo eBruder, Curt eDiehm, Peter Arthur Ringleb, Rolf eKern, Werner eHacke, Michael G. Hennerici
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
age
acute stroke
young adults
Epidemiology of stroke
Stroke unit concept
Iv thrombolysis
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fneur.2015.00229/full

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