Treatment outcomes were consistent for all five definitions of minor stroke. For each definition, patients treated with tPA were more likely to have favorable outcomes and less likely to have bad ...

All potential acute ischemic stroke patients meeting criteria for the use of IV tPA should be offered treatment. The facts are clear, and all that remains is further provider and patient education.

Ischaemic stroke can lead to permanent neurological damage and often death if not diagnosed and treated promptly. There is therefore an urgent need for novel treatment approaches. Now, writing in ...

A recent paper reports that the use of the drug tenecteplase ... “since tPA administration required an infusion, this impacted timely transfer between stroke centers for escalation of care.

In a hemorrhagic stroke, the brain is flooded with blood from a burst aneurysm. The drug TPA became a lifesaver for the ...

Indian registry confirms mechanical thrombectomy for stroke is cost-effective, with excellent outcomes, but underutilized due ...

For patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS), tenecteplase (TNK) has improved functional outcome and reduced disability and ...

New Delhi: In India, approximately 1.18 million individuals experience a stroke every year ... alone or combined with the clot-dissolving drug IV-tPA, was more cost-effective than using IV ...

The clot busting drug, TPA, was a game changer 30 years ago for treating ischemic strokes. It had to be administered within four hours of a stroke. The extended trial found TPA may be helpful up ...

Popovich got rapid medical treatment — the stroke happened while he was at the arena, according to the Spurs — and was treated with a "tissue plasminogen activator (tPA)" drug, it would help ...