Thrombolysis for Wake-Up Stroke Versus Non–Wake-Up Unwitnessed Stroke: EOS Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis
Kamogawa N, Miwa K, Toyoda K, Jensen M, Inoue M, Yoshimura S, Fukuda-Doi M, Kitazono T, Boutitie F, Ma H, Ringleb P, Wu O, Schwamm L, Warach S, Hacke W, Davis S, Donnan G, Gerloff C, Thomalla G, Koga M, Investigators O. Thrombolysis for Wake-Up Stroke Versus Non–Wake-Up Unwitnessed Stroke: EOS Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis. Stroke 2024, 55: 895-904. PMID: 38456303, PMCID: PMC10978262, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.123.043358.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptomatic intracranial hemorrhageIntracranial hemorrhageIntravenous thrombolysisFavorable outcomeUnwitnessed strokeNon-WUSFrequency of favorable outcomesIndividual patient-data meta-analysisMultivariate logistic regression analysisModified Rankin Scale scoreSafety of intravenous thrombolysisRankin Scale scoreEffect of intravenous thrombolysisIntravenous thrombolysis groupLogistic regression analysisUnknown-onset strokeRandomized controlled trialsNo significant differencePatient-level dataData meta-analysisStandard treatmentInsufficient statistical powerPatientsSafety outcomesControlled trials