Thrombolysis Is Associated With Consistent Functional Improvement Across Baseline Stroke Severity
Mishra NK, Lyden P, Grotta JC, Lees KR. Thrombolysis Is Associated With Consistent Functional Improvement Across Baseline Stroke Severity. Stroke 2010, 41: 2612-2617. PMID: 20947852, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.110.589317.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRankin Scale score distributionBaseline stroke severityBaseline NIHSSAssociation of treatmentScale score distributionStroke severityOdds ratioModified Rankin scale score distributionCochran-MantelVirtual International Stroke Trials ArchiveBaseline National InstitutesConsistent functional improvementsHealth Stroke ScaleProportional odds logistic regression analysisClinical trial enrollmentLogistic regression analysisNeuroprotection trialsUntreated comparatorsStroke ScaleTrial enrollmentAdjusted outcomesThrombolysed patientsNonrandomized comparisonBaseline severityFunctional improvement