Thrombolytics in Stroke: Moving Beyond Controversy to Comprehensive Care
The use of thrombolytics for acute ischemic stroke may be one of the most controversial topics in…
Acute Ischemic Stroke
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Thrombolytics in Stroke: Moving Beyond Controversy to Comprehensive Care
The use of thrombolytics for acute ischemic stroke may be one of the most controversial topics in... -
ACEP’s Clinical Policy on Acute Ischemic Stroke
The clinical policy on the management of adult patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with acute... -
Current Findings, Reports from the 2022 International Stroke Conference
Each year, the world’s neurologists gather to unveil their latest innovations at the International Stroke Conference (ISC)....
ACEP’s Clinical Policy on Acute Ischemic Stroke
The clinical policy on the management of adult patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with acute…
Current Findings, Reports from the 2022 International Stroke Conference
Each year, the world’s neurologists gather to unveil their latest innovations at the International Stroke Conference (ISC)….
Thrombolysis in Stroke Mimics Is Not Harmless
If you have trained in emergency medicine in the past 10 years, thrombolysis for acute stroke is…
Genentech Docs Push Back on tPA No-Efficacy Article; Authors Respond
On Sept. 25, 2020, ACEP Now published Ken Milne’s article entitled “After Re-Analysis, No Trials Show Efficacy…
After Re-Analysis, No Trials Show Efficacy of tPA in Acute Ischemic Stroke
The Case A 71-year-old woman arrives to the ED by EMS with right-sided weakness beginning 3 hours…
Endovascular Therapy With or Without tPA—What Do the Studies Say?
The Case A 61-year-old healthy female presents with two hours of right-side weakness as well as slurred…
10 of the Best Medical Journal Articles from 2018
If anything can be counted on to be constant in this world, it is change. Stacks upon…
Is the tPA-for-Stroke Debate Over?
A few months ago, possibly while you weren’t looking, the debate regarding the utility of tissue plasminogen…
Pushback Received to “Time to Expand Stroke Treatment Window?” Article
In our April issue, we published “Time to Expand Stroke Treatment Window?: Pushing the Envelope for Mechanical…