Table 4 Reasons thrombolytic therapy was not administered to patients presenting within 3 h of stroke onset

Hemorrhagic stroke or hemorrhagic transformation

250 (46.4 %)

66 (45.2 %)

316 (46.1 %)

Older than 80 years of age

117 (21.7 %)

40 (27.4 %)

157 (22.9 %)

Rapid recovery or minor symptoms

70 (13.0 %)

19 (13.0 %)

89 (13.0 %)

Very severe symptoms/signs

28 (5.2 %)

9 (6.2 %)

37 (5.4 %)

Stroke or serious head injury within 3 months

11 (2.0 %)

2 (1.4 %)

13 (1.9 %)

Prior stroke accompanied with diabetes mellitus history

7 (1.3 %)

3 (2.1 %)

10 (1.5 %)

Seizure during stroke onset

8 (1.5 %)

2 (1.4 %)

10 (1.5 %)

Patient or family refused therapy

9 (1.7 %)

1 (0.7 %)

10 (1.5 %)

Uncontrolled hypertension

8 (1.5 %)

0 (0 %)

8 (1.2 %)

International normalized ratio >1.7

4 (0.7 %)

3 (2.1 %)

7 (1.0 %)

Known vascular malformation, aneurysm, or brain tumor

7 (1.3 %)

0 (0 %)

7 (1.0 %)

More than 4.5 hours before thrombolytic therapy given

6 (1.1 %)

0 (0 %)

6 (0.9 %)

Other

14 (2.6 %)

1 (0.7 %)

15 (2.2 %)