Researchers found that the percentage of patients with functional independence at 90 days was higher in the alteplase group vs the standard treatment group. HealthDay News — For patients with ...

Acute ischemic stroke is a leading global cause of death and disability. Intravenous thrombolysis was the first acute treatment developed for ischemic strokes. First with alteplase and now with ...

In both of these stroke subtypes, we have no evidence ... It has to be noted that the posterior circulation is at high risk of hypoperfusion because of poor collateral flow through the ...

Stroke is the third leading cause of death ... The PCA is a part of the posterior circulation and arises from the basilar artery. The PCA supplies inferior parts of occipital and temporal lobes ...

F RIDAY, April 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with mainly mild posterior circulation ischemic stroke who do not receive thrombectomy, alteplase administered at 4.5 to 24 hours after ...