The prevalence of stroke has increased for young adults (18-44) and mid-life (45-64) by up to 15% in the U.S. But the risk has not increased for adults 65 and older over the past decade.
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Some patients with large vessel occlusion strokes may still benefit from thrombolysis even after the traditional 4.5-hour window, new analysis of the TIMELESS trial suggested.
Giving very late thrombolysis to patients with large-vessel occlusion small core strokes did not show a significant benefit in the TIMELESS trial, although there were some encouraging findings.