Abstract:In 20-25 % of stroke patients, stroke occurs during sleep. Due to the missing information on time of symptom onset, these patients with ''wake-up stroke'' are excluded from treatment with intravenous thrombolysis based on licensing criteria. Within the past years, however, new approaches to guide treatment in wake-up stroke patients have been suggested and are currently being tested in clinical trials. This article gives an overview of imaging and clinical characteristics of wake-up stroke patients and recent … Show more
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