articleStrokeFeb 9, 2007BRONZE OA

Site of Arterial Occlusion Identified by Transcranial Doppler Predicts the Response to Intravenous Thrombolysis for Stroke

MSMaher SaqqurKUKen UchinoAMAndrew M. DemchukCACarlos A. MolinaZGZsolt Garami

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona · Barrow Neurological Institute · +3 more institutions

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Abstract

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The objective of this study was to examine clinical outcomes and recanalization rates in a multicenter cohort of stroke patients receiving intravenous tissue plasminogen activator by site of occlusion localized with bedside transcranial Doppler. Angiographic studies with intraarterial thrombolysis suggest more proximal occlusions carry greater thrombus burden and benefit less from local therapy. METHODS: Using validated transcranial Doppler criteria for specific arterial occlusion (Thrombolysis in Brain Ischemia flow grades), we compared the rate of dramatic recovery (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score

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  • Medicine
  • Thrombolysis
  • Middle cerebral artery
  • Modified Rankin Scale
  • Transcranial Doppler
  • Occlusion
  • Stroke (engine)
  • Internal carotid artery
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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