Outcome and Severe Hemorrhagic Complications of Intravenous Thrombolysis With Tissue Plasminogen Activator in Very Old (≥80 Years) Stroke Patients

There is no increase in severe intracerebral hemorrhage after IV-tPA in very old patients, but outcome is worse as compared with younger patients. There is no evidence to exclude ischemic stroke patients from thrombolysis based on a predefined age threshold.