Intravenous Tissue Plasminogen Activator for an Ischemic Stroke with Occult Double Primary Cancer

Background: In patients with advanced-stage cancer, systemic thrombolysis with tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) for hyperacute ischemic stroke is not strictly off-label, but it is at higher risk of complications (including bleeding). Case Report: A 71-year-old male with unrecognizable malignancy d...

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Main Authors: Yukihiro Yoneda, Akira Fukuda, Tomohiro Yamazaki, Natsuhi Sasaki, Masahiko Ohta, Yasufumi Kageyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2014-10-01
Series:Case Reports in Neurology
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/368713