Spinal Epidural Hematoma as a Complication of Intravenous Thrombolysis in an Acute Ischemic Stroke Patient

An 80-year-old white male suffered a stroke, fell to the floor, and suffered acute right hemiparesis and facial palsy. After an intravenous alteplase infusion 2.5 h later, the patient first complained of numbness in his right arm, then neck pain, followed by left leg numbness and slowly progressing...

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Main Authors: Ron Liebkind, Jukka Putaala, Mika Leppä, Jukka Oula, Turgut Tatlisumak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2010-04-01
Series:Case Reports in Neurology
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/313637