Intravenous thrombolysis in acute ischaemic stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis to aid decision making in patients over 80 years of age

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 82, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 712-717

  Bhatnagar, Pallav ^a   Sinha, Devesh ^a   Parker, Richard A ^b   Guyler, Paul ^a   O'Brien, Anthony ^a  

^a BASILDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; MALE; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATORS; PUBLICATION BIAS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79959864016     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2010.223149     Document Type: Review

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