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Acute Treatment of Ischemic Stroke
Neurologic Clinics, 2022Ischemic stroke affects 2.5% of the population of the United States and is the leading cause of disability. This article outlines the evidence to support intravenous thrombolysis with alteplase and tenecteplase, thrombolysis in the setting of DWI/flair mismatch, endovascular treatment in the 6-hour and 6- to 24-hour window, and the use of telemedicine ...
Jana J Wold, Stephanie Lyden
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Pharmacotherapy: The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy, 2010
Stroke is the third most common cause of death in the United States and is the number one cause of long‐term disability. Legislative mandates, largely the result of the American Heart Association, American Stroke Association, and Brain Attack Coalition working cooperatively, have resulted in nationwide standardization of care for patients who ...
Carolyn Piazza +5 more
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Stroke is the third most common cause of death in the United States and is the number one cause of long‐term disability. Legislative mandates, largely the result of the American Heart Association, American Stroke Association, and Brain Attack Coalition working cooperatively, have resulted in nationwide standardization of care for patients who ...
Carolyn Piazza +5 more
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Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, 2007
More than 700,000 people have a stroke each year in the United States. A diagnosis of stroke formerly elicited a nihilistic approach, but this has substantially changed in the last decade. Currently, time is brain, and it is important for all disciplines to work together to initiate acute stroke protocols in the emergency department and identify ...
Janice L. Hinkle, Mary Guanci
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More than 700,000 people have a stroke each year in the United States. A diagnosis of stroke formerly elicited a nihilistic approach, but this has substantially changed in the last decade. Currently, time is brain, and it is important for all disciplines to work together to initiate acute stroke protocols in the emergency department and identify ...
Janice L. Hinkle, Mary Guanci
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Acute Ischemic Stroke and Hyperglycemia
Critical Care Nursing Quarterly, 2014To increase the comprehension about the profound effects of hyperglycemia within the first 48 hours poststroke on the outcomes of acute ischemic stroke, the authors reviewed multiple studies and literature reviews. Research supports the detrimental effects of hyperglycemia on the morbidity and mortality of patients diagnosed with acute ischemic stroke.
Laura Pittiglio +2 more
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Acute Ischemic Stroke and Infections
Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, 2011We present an overview of multiple infections in relation to acute ischemic stroke and the therapeutic options available. Conditions that are a direct cause of stroke (infectious endocarditis, meningoencephalitides, and human immunodeficiency virus infection), the pathophysiologic mechanism responsible for stroke, and treatment dilemmas are presented ...
Kevin J. Gibbons +11 more
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Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke
New England Journal of Medicine, 2000Ischemic stroke exacts a heavy toll in death and disability worldwide. In the United States, where it is the third leading cause of death and the leading cause of serious long-term disability, approximately 750,000 strokes occur annually, with an annual mortality rate exceeding 150,000.1–4 In June 1996, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved ...
Thomas Brott, Julien Bogousslavsky
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Treatment of acute ischemic stroke
Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, 2001Acute ischemic stroke remains difficult to treat despite the advent of new therapies. The only approved medication to reverse its effects is recombinant tissue plasminogen activator administered intravenously within 3 hours of onset of stroke symptoms--an opportunity that does not often present itself. The principal drawback to thrombolytic therapy for
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Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2022 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association
Circulation, 2022Zaid I Almarzooq +2 more
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