Recommendations and treatment strategies for the management of acute ischemic stroke

Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy
Tomás SeguraJoaquin Jordan

Abstract

Stroke is one of the leading causes of mortality and disability worldwide. From the establishment of the penumbra concept, ischemic stroke has been recognized as a dynamic process and two main therapeutic strategies have been designed: one that tries to reopen the occluded artery and the second aims to protect the penumbra brain tissue until the physiologic mechanisms-or the treatment-stop the ischemia. To review the most recent, high-quality evidence for acute stroke treatment. Systematic review of relevant published studies focused in several aspects of acute ischemic stroke management, from neuroprotection to thrombolysis. After the publication of NINDS rt-PA study, the classical nihilistic approach to ischemic stroke started to change and thrombolytic treatment was approved in the treatment of patients with acute ischemic stroke presenting within 3 h from onset of symptoms. Advances in this field are proceeding on several fronts, including the use of next-generation plasminogen activators and glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors, refined patient selection with advanced magnetic resonance imaging sequences, endovascular approaches to thrombolysis and thrombectomy, and adjuvant use of ultrasound. Abrupt deprivation of oxygen and ...Continue Reading

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