Off-label intravenous thrombolysis for early recurrent brain embolism associated with aortic arch thrombus

Off-label intravenous thrombolysis for early recurrent brain embolism associated with aortic arch thrombus

Abstract Safety data of intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) in presence of aortic arch thrombus is scant. Furthermore, IVT is debatable in patients with prior recent stroke. We present a 51-year-old woman with recurrent major infarction 5 days after a minor left MCA territory stroke. She had a floating a...

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Main Authors: Ioanna Koutroulou, Georgios Tsivgoulis, Vasileios Rafailidis, Elissavet Psoma, Konstantinos Kouskouras, Panagiotis Fotiadis, Nikolaos Grigoriadis, Theodoros Karapanayiotides
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:Neurological Research and Practice
Subjects:
Off-label thrombolysis
Aortic arch thrombus
Stroke
Brain embolism
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s42466-021-00103-6

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s42466-021-00103-6

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