Thursday, March 8, 2012

Study: Stroke score helps determine need for add-on strategies

Stroke, endovascular. neuroimaging, neuro - 75.87 Kb Researchers in Europe have designed and validated a simple, fast and cost-free scoring system to predict outcomes for ischemic stroke patients treated with intravenous alteplase. In their study published Feb. 7 in Neurology, the authors suggested the score could be used to identify patients who might benefit from add-on rescue strategies such as endovascular treatments or hypothermia, if the model holds up after further validation................
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