Should thrombolytic therapy be the first-line treatment for acute ischemic stroke? Thrombolysis--not a panacea for ischemic stroke

N Engl J Med. 1997 Oct 30;337(18):1309-10; discussion 1313. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199710303371812.

Authors

L R Caplan¹, J P Mohr, J P Kistler, W Koroshetz

Affiliation

¹ New England Medical Center, Boston, MA 02111, USA.

PMID: 9345084
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199710303371812

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Brain Ischemia / drug therapy*
Cerebral Hemorrhage / chemically induced
Contraindications
Humans
Plasminogen Activators / adverse effects
Plasminogen Activators / therapeutic use*
Thrombolytic Therapy* / adverse effects
Tissue Plasminogen Activator / adverse effects
Tissue Plasminogen Activator / therapeutic use*

Substances

Plasminogen Activators
Tissue Plasminogen Activator