Abstract

Stroke is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide ( 1 Lopez A.D. Mathers C.D. Ezzati M. Jamison D.T. Murray C.J. Global and regional burden of disease and risk factors, 2001: systematic analysis of population health data. Lancet. 2006; 367: 1747-1757 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (4155) Google Scholar ). It is an emergency requiring early and rapid management of the patient in a suitable care pathway. Thrombolysis is currently the treatment of choice for ischemic stroke. It has been proven in terms of efficiency and safety by reducing the rates of morbidity and mortality of stroke. In Tunisia, the practice of thrombolysis is still a subject of controversy and its use remains underestimated.

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