Abstract:Objective To observe the efficacy of combined alteplase and ginkgo diterpene lactone meglumine (GDLM) in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) with magnetic resonance imaging diffusion weighted imaging/fluid attenuated inversion recovery (MRI DWI/FLAIR) mismatch. Methods Ninety-four AIS patients with MRI DWI/FLAIR mismatch were randomly treated with alteplase (control group) or alteplase and GDLM (observation group) for 2 weeks. Clinical efficacy, serum inflammatory factors (IL-6, IL-8, IL-1β, and hs-CRP), hemorheological indicators, and adverse reactions were compared between 2 groups. Results The curative effect was better in observation group than in control group (P<0.05), but no significant difference of adverse reactions was noted between 2 groups (P>0.05). Levels of IL-6, IL-8, hs-CRP and IL-1β and hemorheological parameters were lower after therapy in both groups, especially in observation group (P<0.01 or 0.05). Conclusion Clinical efficacy of combined alteplase and GDLM is superior to that of alteplase in AIS patients with MRI DWI/FLAIR mismatched by reducing inflammatory cytokines and improving hemorheological indicators.