Thrombolytic therapy is often used to treat arterial ischemic stroke in children, despite lack of FDA approval in this age group. The International Pediatric Stroke Study investigators have assessed the extent and nature of recombinant tissue plasminogen activator use in children in their registry, and have compared their findings with previously published case reports.
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L. C. Jordan is a co-investigator in the International Pediatric Stroke Study.
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Jordan, L. Thrombolysis in childhood arterial ischemic stroke. Nat Rev Neurol 5, 473–474 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneurol.2009.130
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