Background Stroke thrombolysis with alteplase is currently recommended 0-4•5 h after stroke onset. We aimed to determine whether perfusion imaging can identify patients with salvageable brain tissue with symptoms 4•5 h or more from stroke onset or with symptoms on waking who might benefit from thrombolysis.Methods In this systematic review and meta-analysis of individual patient data, we searched PubMed for randomised trials published in English between Jan 1, 2006, and March 1, 2019. We also reviewed the reference list of a previous systematic review of thrombolysis and searched ClinicalTrials.gov for interventional studies of ischaemic stroke. Studies of alteplase versus placebo in patients (aged ≥18 years) with ischaemic stroke treated more than 4•5 h after onset, or with wake-up stroke, who were imaged with perfusion-diffusion MRI or CT perfusion were eligible for inclusion. The primary outcome was excellent functional outcome (modified Rankin Scale [mRS] score 0-1) at 3 months, adjusted for baseline age and clinical severity. Safety outcomes were death and symptomatic intracerebral haemorrhage. We calculated odds ratios, adjusted for baseline age and National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score, using mixed-effects logistic regression models. This study is registered with PROSPERO, number CRD42019128036. FindingsWe identified three trials that met eligibility criteria: EXTEND, ECASS4-EXTEND, and EPITHET. Of the 414 patients included in the three trials, 213 (51%) were assigned to receive alteplase and 201 (49%) were assigned to receive placebo. Overall, 211 patients in the alteplase group and 199 patients in the placebo group had mRS assessment data at 3 months and thus were included in the analysis of the primary outcome. 76 (36%) of 211 patients in the alteplase group and 58 (29%) of 199 patients in the placebo group had achieved excellent functional outcome at 3 months (adjusted odds ratio [OR] 1•86, 95% CI 1•15-2•99, p=0•011). Symptomatic intracerebral haemorrhage was more common in the alteplase group than the placebo group (ten [5%] of 213 patients vs one [<1%] of 201 patients in the placebo group; adjusted OR 9•7, 95% CI 1•23-76•55, p=0•031). 29 (14%) of 213 patients in the alteplase group and 18 (9%) of 201 patients in the placebo group died (adjusted OR 1•55, 0•81-2•96, p=0•66).Interpretation Patients with ischaemic stroke 4•5-9 h from stroke onset or wake-up stroke with salvageable brain tissue who were treated with alteplase achieved better functional outcomes than did patients given placebo. The rate of symptomatic intracerebral haemorrhage was higher with alteplase, but this increase did not negate the overall net benefit of thrombolysis.
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Basaloid follicular hamartoma (BFH) is a rare, benign, skin adnexal tumor. Several clinical patterns have been reported, but they all share the same histopathological features. BFH may be hereditary or nonhereditary and can be accompanied by systemic diseases. Microscopic examination of BFH shows branching cords and anastomosing strands of basaloid cells in a loose, fibrous stroma. The most important pathological differential diagnosis is infundibulocystic basal cell carcinoma. These two lesions must be differentiated carefully based on clinical presentation and histopathological picture, and even molecular studies may be needed. We present a report of a 78-year-old woman with a solitary, asymptomatic, slow-growing skin tumor on her left scalp. No associated systemic disorders were found. On the basis of an excisional biopsy performed on the tumor, a pathological diagnosis of sporadic BFH was made.
In this study, the facile synthesis and electroluminescent perovskite light-emitting diodes (PeLEDs) of highly luminescent Cs 4 PbBr 6 /CsPbBr 3 nanocomposite has been demonstrated. With the addition of proper antisolvents, the nanocomposite with a production yield of >90% and quantum yield of >85% was readily derived from the transformation of CsPbBr 3 powder. The obtained high quantum yield of the green nanocomposite originated from the fluorescent CsPbBr 3 nanocrystals embedded in the Cs 4 PbBr 6 matrix, which was verified by Xray diffraction, absorption, photoluminescence (PL), and PL excitation spectra. The addition of large cation precursors, such as CsBr and CH(NH 2 ) 2 Br, could contribute to the transformation efficiency and had no influence on the composition of the embedded nanocrystals. Via the thermal evaporation of the nanocomposite, all-inorganic electroluminescent PeLEDs with CuSCN and Cu-doped NiO x (NiO x :Cu) nanoparticles were fabricated and characterized. A maximum luminance of 1780 cd/m 2 and efficiency of 0.43 cd/A were achieved. Thus, the luminescent Cs 4 PbBr 6 /CsPbBr 3 nanocomposite is a promising material for nextgeneration displays and lighting.
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