Good Outcome Rate of 35% in IV-tPA–Treated Patients With Computed Tomography Angiography Confirmed Severe Anterior Circulation Occlusive Stroke
González RG, Furie KL, Goldmacher GV, Smith WS, Kamalian S, Payabvash S, Harris GJ, Halpern EF, Koroshetz WJ, Camargo EC, Dillon WP, Lev MH. Good Outcome Rate of 35% in IV-tPA–Treated Patients With Computed Tomography Angiography Confirmed Severe Anterior Circulation Occlusive Stroke. Stroke 2013, 44: 3109-3113. PMID: 24003051, PMCID: PMC4374554, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.113.001938.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior circulation occlusionGood outcome rateIV-tPACT angiographyBetter outcomesRankin ScaleOutcome ratesAnterior circulation ischemic strokeHealth Stroke Scale scoreIntravenous tissue plasminogen activatorAdmission National InstitutesEndovascular therapy trialsNoncontrast CT scanningStroke Scale scoreLarge artery occlusionIV-tPA treatmentLogistic regression analysisTissue plasminogen activatorRoutine clinical protocolsSymptomatic strokeOcclusive strokeAcute strokeAdmission NIHSSArtery occlusionIschemic stroke