Acute Ischemic Stroke in a Child Successfully Treated with Thrombolytic Therapy and Mechanical Thrombectomy

Acute ischemic stroke in the pediatric population is rare but carries lasting and often lifelong morbidity. Thrombolysis and mechanical thrombectomy are mainstays of care in adults, yet there is very little evidence for these treatments in children. We present the case of a 4-year-old boy with compl...

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Main Authors: Renata Souto Silva, Rita Rodrigues, Diana Reis Monteiro, Susana Tavares, José Pedro Pereira, João Xavier, Cláudia Melo, Luís Ruano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2019-02-01
Series:Case Reports in Neurology
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Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/496535