Perfusion CT and Catheter Delivered Thrombolytics in Management of Acute Stroke

Brain Attack and Stroke Team Concept in Thrombolysis for Acute Ischaemic Stroke

“…A stroke protocol for the armed forces needs to be considered so that patients of AIS reaching a neurologist in the stipulated window period of three hours, are subjected to the approved mode of intravenous therapy with rtPA only. Patients who are out of the time window can be subjected to other modalities of neuroimaging and intraarterial rtPA as per the emerging guidelines [4]. Violation of thrombolysis protocol in AIS management can be hazardous.…”