Intravenous thrombolysis outcome in posterior vs anterior circulation stroke in a tertiary stroke center in Egypt
Abstract Background Intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) with alteplase is the first-line therapy for acute ischemic anterior and posterior circulation strokes (ACS and PCS). Knowledge about safety and efficacy of IVT in posterior circulation stroke is deficient as most of the Egyptian studies either asse...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2021-06-01
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| Series: | The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s41983-021-00325-0 |