Should thrombolytic therapy be the first-line treatment for acute ischemic stroke? t-PA--the best current option for most patients

N Engl J Med. 1997 Oct 30;337(18):1310-3.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

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

Substances

  • Streptokinase
  • Plasminogen Activators
  • Tissue Plasminogen Activator