Impact of intravenous thrombolysis on functional outcome in patients with mild ischemic stroke without large vessel occlusion or rapidly improving symptoms.
Marcellina Isabelle HaeberlinUlrike HeldRalf W BaumgartnerDimitrios GeorgiadisPhilipp O ValkoPublished in: International journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society (2019)
Mild ischemic stroke patients without rapidly improving symptoms and without large vessel occlusion have a high chance of favorable three-month outcome, irrespective of treatment type. Patients receiving intravenous thrombolysis, however, more often achieved complete remission of symptoms, which particularly in mild ischemic stroke may constitute a meaningful endpoint.