Management of acute ischaemic stroke.
Ischaemic strokes comprise the majority of strokes in clinical medicine. With the widespread use of thrombolytic therapy within 3 hours of presentation the long-term disability as a result of ischaemic stroke has improved markedly. This article summarizes the clinical management of ischaemic strokes including recent advances.
Al Mahdy
Husayn
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Queen Elizabeth Hospital, London SE18 4QX.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D020127:Recovery of Function; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000925:Anticoagulants; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors