Treating Stroke as a Neurologic Emergency: Thrombolysis, Antiplatelet Therapy and Acute Intervention
Morgan Campbell, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Neurology, University of Texas Medical School at Houston.
Dr. Campbell reports no commercial conflict of interest.
This activity is made possible by an unrestricted educational grant from the Novartis Foundation for Gerontology.
Release Date: 07/13/2000
Termination Date: 07/13/2003
Estimated time to complete: 1 hour(s).
Albert Einstein College of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.
Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Albert Einstein College of Medicine is accredited
by the Accreditation Council for Continuing
Medical Education to provide continuing medical
education for physicians.
 
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this Cyberounds
®, the participant should be able to:
- Describe the role of t-PA in acute ischemic stroke and the need to treat stroke as a true neurologic emergency
- Discuss potential acute stroke treatments undergoing study
- Discuss the use of aspirin and other antiplatelet agents in secondary stroke prevention.