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TIA within 24h prior to ischemic stroke can portend severe intracerebral bleeding in patients qualified to iv-thrombolysis with the use of rt-PA.

The indications for intravenous thrombolysis in patients with IS should be strictly analysed so that the treatment is effective and safe especially in older patients, patients with greater severity of neurological symptoms and patients with old post-stroke lesions in baseline CT.

Older age affected the increased times for pre- and in-hospital procedures in rural patients with AIS. Older patients should not be denied the chance to benefit from IV-thrombolysis, but because of the higher mortality, the application of this therapy should be carefully decided on.

Definition of sICH can determine variables that are related to a high risk of this complication. In our study most factors correlated with sICH using the ECASS2 definition.