Prognosis of aphasia in stroke patients early after iv thrombolysis

Kremer, Christine; Perren, Fabienne; Kappelin, Johan; Selariu, Eufrozina; Abul-Kasim, Kasim

doi:10.1016/j.clineuro.2012.05.019

Scientific article

English

Prognosis of aphasia in stroke patients early after iv thrombolysis

ContributorsKremer, Christine; Perren, Fabienne

; Kappelin, Johan; Selariu, Eufrozina; Abul-Kasim, Kasim

Published inClinical neurology and neurosurgery, vol. 115, no. 3, p. 289-292

Publication date2013

Abstract

Stroke patients with aphasia have a high long-term morbidity. Intravenous rt-PA (iv) thrombolysis is given more deliberately to these patients. Early outcome data is lacking. Aim of this study was to determine early benefit from rt-PA in patients with aphasia.

Keywords

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aphasia/etiology/rehabilitation
Brain/pathology
Brain Ischemia/pathology
Cerebral Infarction/pathology
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Female
Fibrinolytic Agents/administration & dosage/therapeutic use
Humans
Injections, Intravenous
Male
Middle Aged
Neurologic Examination
Neuropsychological Tests
Prognosis
Risk Factors
Sex Factors
Stroke/complications/drug therapy/rehabilitation
Thrombolytic Therapy
Tissue Plasminogen Activator/administration & dosage/therapeutic use
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département des neurosciences cliniques

Research groups

Laboratoire de neuroimagerie clinique d'ultrasons ultrarapides (972)

Citation (ISO format)

KREMER, Christine et al. Prognosis of aphasia in stroke patients early after iv thrombolysis. In: Clinical neurology and neurosurgery, 2013, vol. 115, n° 3, p. 289–292. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2012.05.019

Article (Published version)

Identifiers

PID : unige:90325
DOI : 10.1016/j.clineuro.2012.05.019
PMID : 22738732

Journal ISSN0303-8467

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Prognosis of aphasia in stroke patients early after iv thrombolysis

Stroke patients with aphasia have a high long-term morbidity. Intravenous rt-PA (iv) thrombolysis is given more deliberately to these patients. Early outcome data is lacking. Aim of this study was to determine early benefit from rt-PA in patients with aphasia.

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