Journal of neuroimaging : official journal of the American Society of Neuroimaging
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Timely restoration of tissue-level cerebral blood flow is the goal of thrombolytic therapy in patients presenting with an acute ischemic stroke. We aimed to identify the incidence and predictors of reperfusion immediately following treatment with intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (IV rt-PA). ⋯ Early reperfusion was found in a substantial percentage of the patients treated with IV rt-PA. It was more common in patients without LVO.