More MRI versus CT in acute stroke

Here is an interesting article, recently epubed in Stroke.

MRI-Based and CT-Based Thrombolytic Therapy in Acute Stroke Within and Beyond Established Time Windows. An Analysis of 1210 Patients -- Schellinger et al., 10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.483255 -- Stroke

Retrospective, yes but may add fuel to the MRI instead of CT fire. Also interestingly may provide a rationale for what to do with the 3-6 hour patient (especially if not quite severe enough for the IA/MERCI) - but of course too early for primetime.

This is also the inaugral post of this concept. As science gets epublished nearly every day, keeping up to date and providing commentary using traditional methods (i.e. editorials and letters to the editor which get published weeks / months later) may not be the most efficient way to critique the medical and biomedical science literature.

It is the goal of this blog to provide the place for those interested in neurological emergencies, especially acute stroke, to post interesting articles, discuss them and critique them and consider ideas for further study.