title: Risk index and thrombolytic treatment in acute ischemic stroke--reply.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston.
authors.forename: Bruce
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ovbiagele
authors.affiliation: Stroke Outcomes Research Unit, Division of Neurology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Gustavo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Saposnik
mesh_terms: D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000401:mortality*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D012042:Registries; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D020521:Stroke / Q000401:mortality*; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy