Unruptured Cerebral Aneurysm Detected after Intravenous Tissue Plasminogen Activator for Stroke

Therapeutic guidelines of intravenous thrombolysis with tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) for hyperacute ischemic stroke are very strict. Because of potential higher risk of bleeding complications, the presence of unruptured cerebral aneurysm is a contraindication for systemic thrombolysis with tPA...

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Main Authors: Yukihiro Yoneda, Shinji Yamamoto, Yoshie Hara, Haruo Yamashita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2009-06-01
Series:Case Reports in Neurology
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/224714