Weekend strokes may receive more aggressive treatment

Monday, January 11, 2010 - 18:21 in Health & Medicine

Stroke patients admitted to the hospital on the weekend appear more likely to receive the clot-dissolving medication tissue plasminogen activator than patients admitted during the week, according to a report in the January issue of Archives of Neurology. However, stroke death rates appear similar among weekend and weekday admissions.

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