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Taking stock—patient selection for acute stroke therapy

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To maximize the benefits of thrombolytic therapy at the population level, identifying which stroke patients are most likely to respond positively to this treatment is vital. The EPITHET Investigators propose specific diffusion-weighted and perfusion-weighted MRI lesion volume criteria that could be used for patient selection.

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The author receives significant salary support from an NIH grant to develop strategies to select patients for acute stroke therapies.

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Lansberg, M. Taking stock—patient selection for acute stroke therapy. Nat Rev Neurol 6, 358–359 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneurol.2010.75

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