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760 stroke patients consecutively admitted to a single clinic from 1986 to 1995 for whom the accurate time…
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Prolonged prehospital delays limit thrombolysis eligibility to 16% of stroke patients; leaves open whether education campaigns can shorten onset-to-door times.
A significant proportion of stroke patients do not present to the hospital early enough to be eligible for acute thrombolytic therapy, underscoring the need for public education campaigns.
Casetta et al. (1999) studied this question.
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