S.No | Proven intervention for acute stroke |
1 | Intravenous rt-PA within 3 hours in USA and 4.5 hours in other countries (a longer therapeutic window is accepted for acute occlusion of basilar artery)[3,4] |
2 | Aspirin within 48 hours[5] |
3 | Thrombectomy(with modern stent retrievers) within 8 hours[6-8] |
4 | Stroke care unit[9] |
5 | Hemicraniectomy for severe cerebral edema [10] |