Use of dual antiplatelet therapy following posterior ischemic stroke

Affiliations

¹ UOC Neurologia-Stroke Unit, Dipartimento d'Emergenza, Ospedale S. Eugenio, Roma. Italy. Electronic address: lecupini@tin.it.
² UOC Neurologia-Stroke Unit, Dipartimento d'Emergenza, Ospedale S. Eugenio, Roma. Italy.

Comment

Letizia Maria Cupini et al. J Neurol Sci. 2022.

. 2022 Dec 15:443:120486.

doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2022.120486. Epub 2022 Nov 2.

¹ UOC Neurologia-Stroke Unit, Dipartimento d'Emergenza, Ospedale S. Eugenio, Roma. Italy. Electronic address: lecupini@tin.it.
² UOC Neurologia-Stroke Unit, Dipartimento d'Emergenza, Ospedale S. Eugenio, Roma. Italy.

No abstract available

Keywords: Dual antiplatelet treatment (DAPT); Hemorrhagic transformation (HT); Posterior ischemic stroke.

Comment on

2021 Guideline for the Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack: A Guideline From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.
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European Stroke Organisation expedited recommendation for the use of short-term dual antiplatelet therapy early after minor stroke and high-risk TIA.
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