Background Patients with an acute ischemic stroke rated as mild, and for this reason not
submitted to thrombolysis, have an unfavorable outcome in a non-negligible proportion …

Background: Data about evolution of aphasia following stroke are rare and controversial
especially following fibrinolysis. The aim of this study was to describe the early clinical …

OBJECTIVE: Stroke patients with aphasia have a high long-term morbidity. Intravenous rt-PA
(iv) thrombolysis is given more deliberately to these patients. Early outcome data is lacking …

BACKGROUND: Aphasia is a disabling chronic stroke symptom, but the prognosis for
patients presenting with aphasia in the hyperacute window has not been well characterized …

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to evaluate characteristics and long-term
outcome of young patients with ischemic stroke (15-49 years at stroke onset) and aphasia …

Introduction: No data about the specific outcome of aphasia after thrombolysis are available.
Our aim was to describe the severity and type of aphasia after stroke thrombolysis. Methods …

Objectives: We investigated the incidence, clinical characteristics, outcome and factors
associated with aphasia and early improvement in acute ischemic stroke. Methods: We …

Objective Aphasia is one of the most severe symptoms in stroke patients, affecting one-third
of acute stroke patients. We aimed to investigate the prevalence and outcomes of aphasia in …

Background and Purpose—Aphasia is frequent in stroke patients and is associated with
poor prognosis. However, characteristics and determinants of vascular aphasias remain …

Objective Aphasia is a common presentation of ischemic stroke, often diagnosed in the
acute setting using tools such as the NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS). Due to the vascular …