title: Should thrombolytic therapy be the first-line treatment for acute ischemic stroke? Thrombolysis--not a panacea for ischemic stroke.
authors.affiliation: New England Medical Center, Boston, MA 02111, USA.
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Caplan
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Mohr
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Kistler
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Koroshetz
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000139:chemically induced; D000075202:Contraindications; D006801:Humans; D010960:Plasminogen Activators / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D010960:Plasminogen Activators; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator