Intravenous thrombolysis for acute cerebral ischemia in Belgrade, Serbia: comparison with Lille, France.

Background: Worse socioeconomic situation is associated with worse outcomes in stroke cases. Whether it also influences outcomes in patients treated with intravenous thrombolysis remains unknown. The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that outcomes are less favorable in patients treated with intravenous thrombolysis in Belgrade, Serbia, than in Lille, France.