Stroke mimics: Clinical characteristics and outcome
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Thrombolysis in stroke mimics: frequency, clinical characteristics, and outcome.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Intravenous thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke is usually based on clinical assessment, blood test results, and CT findings. Intravenous thrombolysis of stroke mimics may occur but has not been studied in detail. METHODS We determined frequency, clinical characteristics, and outcome of mimic patients versus patients with stroke treated with intravenous thrombolysis ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Neurosciences
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1658-3183
DOI: 10.17712/nsj.2020.1.20190096