A patient arrives in the emergency department at 0200 exhibiting the manifestations of a stroke. The patient reports going to bed at 2100 and being negative for symptoms. If the CT reveals an ischemic stroke related to a blood clot, for which reason is tPA therapy withheld?
A) The therapy is based on the time the patient went to bed.
B) The patient's symptoms have progressed too quickly.
C) The total effects of ischemia are not currently known.
D) The patient is negative for any symptoms related to intracranial pressure (ICP) .
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