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A stroke happens when blood flow to the brain stops. There are two different kinds of stroke. The most common is an ischemic stroke, caused by a blood clot that blocks a blood vessel or artery in the brain. The other, less common, is a hemorrhagic stroke, caused when a blood vessel in the brain ruptures and spills blood into the surrounding tissue. Brain cells in the area begin to die, either because they stop getting the oxygen and nutrients they need to function, or they are killed by the rupt...
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Streptokinase is an extracellular metallo-enzyme produced by alpha-haemolytic streptococcus and is used as an effective and cheap clot-dissolving medication in some cases of myocardial infarction (heart attack) and pulmonary embolism.
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Stroke as related to Streptokinase
- Stroke Trials Registry | Internet Stroke Center
Purpose: To assess the efficacy and safety of streptokinase in patients with acute ischemic stroke.
- Stroke Trials Registry
Mild neurological deficit, anticoagulants given within 48 hours of stroke onset, streptokinase given for reasons other than stroke within the previous 12 months, acute stroke ...
- 071896 Thrombolytic Therapy with Streptokinase
... New England Journal o f Medicine ©Copyright, 1996, by the Massachusetts Medical Society VOLUME 335 J ULY 18, 1996 NUMBER 3 THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY WITH STREPTOKINASE IN ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE T HE M ...
- Streptokinase for acute ischemic stroke
Randomised controlled trial of streptokinase, aspirin, and combination of both in treatment of acute ischaemic stroke. Lancet 1996;346:1509-14. Journal Club on the Web.
- 1996 - Streptokinase increased mortality in acute ischemic stroke
Therapeutics Streptokinase increased mortality in acute ischemic stroke ACP Journal Club. 1997 Jan-Feb;126:2. (All 1997 articles were reviewed for relevancy, and abstracts were ...
- Streptokinase in Acute Ischemic Stroke: An Individual Patient Data ...
Streptokinase in Acute Ischemic Stroke: An Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis The Thrombolysis in Acute Stroke Pooling Project C. Cornu, MD ; F.
- Streptokinase in acute stroke: Effect on reperfusion and ...
NEUROLOGY 1998;50:626-632 © 1998 American Academy of Neurology Streptokinase in acute stroke Effect on reperfusion and recanalization M. Yasaka, MD, PhD , G.
- Streptokinase Increases Luxury Perfusion After Stroke -- Infeld et al ...
Streptokinase Increases Luxury Perfusion After Stroke Bernard Infeld, MBBS, FRACP ; Stephen M. Davis, MD, FRACP ; Geoffrey A. Donnan, MD, FRACP ; Meir Lichtenstein, MBBS, FRACP ...
- JAMA -- Abstract: Streptokinase for acute ischemic stroke with ...
JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, is a highly cited weekly medical journal that publishes peer-reviewed new medical research findings and editorial ... JAMA ...
- NEJM -- Thrombolytic Therapy with Streptokinase in Acute Ischemic ...
Original Article from The New England Journal of Medicine -- Thrombolytic Therapy with Streptokinase in Acute Ischemic Stroke

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