Intra-Arterial Thrombolytics During Thrombectomy for Ischemic Stroke-End of the Story or a New Beginning?

Diederik W J Dippel¹, Ching F Khan^{1

2}, Bridget A Schoon^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
² Department of Radiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

Comment

Diederik W J Dippel et al. JAMA. 2025.

. 2025 Feb 18;333(7):571-573.

doi: 10.1001/jama.2024.27100.

Diederik W J Dippel¹, Ching F Khan^{1

2}, Bridget A Schoon^{1

2}

¹ Department of Neurology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
² Department of Radiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

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