Non-compliance with medical recommendations results in delayed hospitalization and poorer prognosis in patients with cerebral ischemic stroke in Poland: Non-compliance effects on post-ischemic stroke prognosis.

Objectives: This study aimed to reveal and analyze the causes of delays in reaching the hospital of patients with cerebral ischemic stroke and to assess their clinical picture.

Material And Methods: The study group included 161 patients with stroke, who reported to the hospital beyond the thrombolytic treatment therapeutic window. The control group consisted of 85 patients recruited consecutively with stroke who received thrombolytic treatment per eligibility criteria.