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Overview: hyperacute rt-PA stroke treatment. The NINDS rt-PA Stroke Study Group
R Donnarumma1, G Kongable, C Barch
1Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Department of Neurology, New York, New York 11040, USA.
Abstract:
Ischemic stroke remains a significant problem in the United States. Complex intracellular metabolic events occur leading to cell death. A search for treatments to prevent this ischemic process continues. Thrombolytic agents, recently developed and tested, may lessen the disabling effects of stroke.