Safety and early outcomes after intravenous thrombolysis in acute ischemic stroke patients with prestroke disability.
Charith CoorayMichal Adam KarlinskiAdam KobayashiPeter RinglebJanika KõrvMary J MacleodAnand DixitElsa AzevedoChristopher BladinNiaz AhmedPublished in: International journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society (2020)
Intravenous thrombolysis in acute ischemic stroke patients with prestroke disability was not associated with an increased risk of symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage or parenchymal hemorrhage. Prestroke disability was however associated with a higher risk of early mortality compared to patients without prestroke disability.