Thrombolysis in very elderly people: controlled comparison of SITS International Stroke Thrombolysis Registry and Virtual International Stroke Trials Archive.

59 Elderly patients treated in the pooled randomised trials showed a trend towards better adjusted outcomes (score on modified Rankin scale 0-2 v 3-6) than those who did nor receive thrombolysis (1.8, 0.73 to 4.3; n=137). 59 Previous studies have shown findings consistent with our results but on small datasets. 20 58 60 61 62 63 64 Despite these points, treatment allocation in our study was not randomised.

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