[Examination of the Relationship between Worse Symptom and Differences Route during Administration of Argatroban in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients].

The treatment of acute ischemic stroke usually involves argatroban administration by continuous infusion for 2 d and by intravenous infusion twice a day for 5 d after that. However, the appropriate dose of argatroban to be administered is not clear. Therefore, no studies have been reported a comparison of intravenous and continuous argatroban infusion after day 3 for acute ischemic stroke patients.