Thrombolytic Treatment to Stroke Mimic Patients via Telestroke

Highlights • Rates of IV alteplase use is not higher at telestroke sites. • Outcomes between the two cohorts are similar. • No complications were noted among stroke mimic patients exposed to alteplase.

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Published inClinical neurology and neurosurgery Vol. 153; pp. 5 - 7
Main Authors Asaithambi, Ganesh, Castle, Amy L, Sperl, Michael A, Ravichandran, Jayashree, Gupta, Aditi, Ho, Bridget M, Hanson, Sandra K
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.02.2017
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Age
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Alcohol
Brain Ischemia - diagnosis
Brain Ischemia - drug therapy
Cardiac arrhythmia
Cardiomyopathy
Cardiovascular disease
Coronary vessels
Diabetes
Diagnosis
Female
Fibrinolytic Agents - therapeutic use
Hospitals
Humans
Hypertension
Illnesses
Male
Middle Aged
Migraine
Mimic
Mortality
Neurology
Neurosurgery
Nursing homes
Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)
Patients
Stroke
Stroke - diagnosis
Stroke - drug therapy
Telemedicine
Telemedicine - standards
Telestroke
Thrombolysis
Thrombolytic Therapy - standards
Tissue Plasminogen Activator - therapeutic use
thrombolysis
telemedicine
diagnosis
telestroke
mimic
stroke
Telestroke
Stroke
Diagnosis
Telemedicine
Mimic
Thrombolysis
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Summary:Highlights • Rates of IV alteplase use is not higher at telestroke sites. • Outcomes between the two cohorts are similar. • No complications were noted among stroke mimic patients exposed to alteplase.
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ISSN:0303-8467
1872-6968
DOI:10.1016/j.clineuro.2016.12.007