Abstract

Intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (IV r-tpa) is the standard of care for patients suffering from neurological deficits due to an acute ischemic stroke within 4.5 hours in the absence of intracranial hemorrhage. We report a case of a patient with an acute right middle cerebral artery stroke due to an acute aortic dissection (Stanford Type A) who was treated with full dose IV r-tpa resulting in a good outcome.

Details

Title
Full-dose thrombolysis for a right middle cerebral artery stroke after an acute aortic dissection
Author
Kazmi, Syed 1 ; Achi, Oliver 1 ; Damani, Rahul 1 

 Department of Neurology, Division of Vascular Neurology and Neurocritical Care, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 
Pages
223-224
Publication year
2018
Publication date
Jul/Sep 2018
Publisher
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd.
ISSN
09722327
e-ISSN
19983549
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2101789051
Copyright
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