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SynthesisBehavioural neurology2019

Efficacy and Safety of Intravenous Thrombolysis in Patients with Unknown Onset Stroke: A Meta-Analysis.

Di Luan, Yuanxiang Zhang, Qian Yang, Zhiming Zhou, Xianjun Huang, Shoucai Zhao, Lili Yuan

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Synthesis in Behavioural neurology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Di LuanDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui Province, China.
Yuanxiang ZhangDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui Province, China.
Qian YangDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui Province, China.
Zhiming ZhouDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui Province, China.
Xianjun HuangDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui Province, China.
Shoucai ZhaoDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui Province, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8555-4835
Lili YuanDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui Province, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5497-6338

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesUnknown onset stroke (UOS) is usually excluded from intravenous thrombolysis concerning the unclear symptom onset time. Attempts have been done to use thrombolytic therapy in these patients. The current meta-analysis was done to examine the efficacy and safety of intravenous thrombolysis in UOS.

methodsPubMed, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library were searched for studies comparing thrombolysis with conservative therapy among UOSs. Data of good outcome (mRS, 0-2), mortality, and intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) and symptomatic ICH (sICH) were extracted and analyzed using the Revman 5.2 software.

resultsIn total, 8 studies with 1271 subjects (542 with thrombolysis and 729 with conservative therapy) were included in this meta-analysis. The data showed that patients receiving thrombolysis had a higher incidence of 90-day good outcome (

conclusionsIntravenous thrombolysis is a better choice for UOS patients for its efficacy and safety. In addition, pretreatment imaging assessment is beneficial for improving the efficacy of thrombolytic therapy. However, it needs more supporting evidences for clinical use in the future.

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Administration, IntravenousAgedAged, 80 and overBrain IschemiaCerebral HemorrhageFemaleHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedStrokeThrombolytic TherapyTreatment Outcome

Identifiers

PMID31565095
PMCPMC6745097

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