Intravenous rtPA versus mechanical thrombectomy in acute ischemic stroke: A historical cohort in Joinville, Brazil

Groundbreaking results concerning ischemic stroke (IS) hyperacute treatment worldwide were published in 2014 and 2015. We aimed to compare functional status after 3 months in patients treated with intra-arterial thrombectomy (IAT) and those treated with intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) alone in Joinvi...

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Main Authors: Norberto L. Cabral, Adriana Conforto, Pedro S.C. Magalhaes, Alexandre L. Longo, Carla H.C. Moro, Hamilton Appel, Paulo Wille, Vivian Nagel, Vanessa Venancio, Adriana C. Garcia, Suleimy Cristina Mazin, Anderson R.R. Goncalves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-12-01
Series:eNeurologicalSci
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S240565021630017X