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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… Click to show full 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.
Keywords:
artery stroke;
cerebral artery;
right middle;
acute aortic;
middle cerebral;
aortic dissection
Journal Title: Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology
Year Published: 2018
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Journal Title: Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology
Year Published: 2018
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