Posterior circulation strokes account for approximately 20–25% of all ischaemic strokes, arising from occlusion within the vertebrobasilar arterial system. This vascular territory supplies the ...
For patients with mainly mild posterior circulation ischemic stroke who do not receive thrombectomy, alteplase administered at 4.5 to 24 hours after onset results in higher frequency of functional ...
OTTAWA, Ontario — Compared with anterior circulation stroke (ACS), the identification and treatment of posterior circulation stroke (PCS) are delayed, Canadian data suggested. Researchers described a ...
China: Researchers have found in a randomized clinical trial that intra-arterial alteplase given after successful ...
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 mainly ...