Non-pharmacological strategies for the treatment of acute ischaemic stroke
Therapies Wednesday, May 29th, 2013The Lancet Neurology: June 1, 2013
Early recanalisation and an increase in collateral blood supply are predictors of favourable outcome in acute ischaemic stroke. Since individual responses to intravenous treatment with alteplase are heterogeneous, additional intra-arterial thrombolytic and mechanical endovascular treatment is increasingly given. Despite encouraging findings from single-centre studies, data from randomised clinical trials have not proven the hypothesis that interventional recanalisation leads to a better outcome. Read more
