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Table 1 Major selection criteria of the STRAWINSKI trial

From: Selection bias in clinical stroke trials depending on ability to consent

Domain

Criterion

Age

≥ 18

Event to inclusion delay

≤ 40 h

Index Event

Non-lacunar MCA infarct with an NIHSS score > 9

Further criteria

- no CT evidence of intracerebral haemorrhage or lacunar infarct

- informed consent strictly personal or by legal representative

- no use of antibiotics within last 10 days

- pre-stroke mRS of <4, life expectancy > 3 months