For a patient to be considered for Thrombolytic Therapy after an ischemic stroke, when must the Thrombolytic Therapy begin?

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For a patient to be considered for Thrombolytic Therapy after an ischemic stroke, the patient must be treated within 3 hours after the onset of symptoms. If there was no one to witness the onset of the stroke, the patient is unable to be treated with Thrombolytic Therapy. Thrombolytic therapy is the use of drugs that dissolve blood clots.

For a Patient to Be Considered for Thrombolytic Therapy After