Timing of thrombolysis for acute ischaemic stroke: the earlier the treatment the better the outcome, irrespective of age or stroke severity

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Svetlana Lorenzano. Evid Based Med. 2015 Jun.

. 2015 Jun;20(3):108.

doi: 10.1136/ebmed-2014-110155. Epub 2015 Apr 8.

¹ Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.

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Effect of treatment delay, age, and stroke severity on the effects of intravenous thrombolysis with alteplase for acute ischaemic stroke: a meta-analysis of individual patient data from randomised trials.
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