How to identify stroke mimics in patients eligible for intravenous thrombolysis?

Since decision-making for thrombolysis in acute stroke settings is restricted to a limited time window and based on clinical assessment and CT findings only, thrombolysis is sometimes applied to patients with a final diagnosis other than a stroke. From a prospectively collected stroke/MRI data bank...

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Main Authors:	Förster, Alex (Author) , Griebe, Martin (Author) , Wolf, Marc (Author) , Szabo, Kristina (Author) , Hennerici, Michael G. (Author) , Kern, Rolf (Author)
Format:	Article (Journal)
Language:	English
Published:	10 January 2012
In:	Journal of neurology Year: 2012, Volume: 259, Issue: 7, Pages: 1347-1353
ISSN:	1432-1459
DOI:	10.1007/s00415-011-6354-9
Online Access:	Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00415-011-6354-9 Verlag, Volltext: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00415-011-6354-9
Author Notes:	A. Förster, M. Griebe, M.E. Wolf, K. Szabo, M.G. Hennerici, R. Kern