Repeat intravenous r-tPA administration four days after initial thrombolytic therapy for recurrent ischemic stroke: A case report and review of literature

Stroke is a significant source of morbidity and mortality within the United States. The current standard of care for treatment of acute ischemic stroke is intravenous recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator (IV r-tPA). However, IV r-tPA is contraindicated within 3 months of a previous stroke d...

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Auteurs principaux: Aimen Vanood, Sunitha Santhakumar, Ahmad Said
Format: Article
Langue:English
Publié: Elsevier 2021-03-01
Collection:Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery
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Accès en ligne:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214751920304989