Publications by authors named "Avigail Bartal"
Article Synopsis
- A study was conducted to evaluate the safety and efficacy of thrombolytic treatment (IVTPA) in patients with wake-up acute ischemic strokes, based on their normal non-contrast brain CT scans.* -
- The retrospective analysis included 306 patients, with 27 having wake-up strokes; outcomes such as discharge rates and in-hospital mortality were comparable between the two groups.* -
- The results suggest it's safe to administer IVTPA to wake-up stroke patients, proposing that treatment eligibility might be extended beyond the usual 4.5 hours for those with normal brain scans after a witnessed stroke.*
Background: Use of TPA to treat patients with acute ischemic stroke was introduced in Assaf Harofeh Medical Center (AHMC) in Israel in November 2007 initially with strict adherence to the inclusion/exclusion criteria of the pivotal NINDS TPA studies published in 1995. The treatment window was expanded in 2010 to 4.5h following the results of ECASS-III.
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