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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Karger Publishers
2014-10-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Neurology |
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Online Access: | http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/368713 |