| Literature DB >> 23292203 |
Elodie Ong1, Laura Mechtouff, Emilien Bernard, Tae-Hee Cho, Lansana Laho Diallo, Norbert Nighoghossian, Laurent Derex.
Abstract
Infective endocarditis represents a classical contra-indication to thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke due to a potential increased risk of intracranial hemorrhage. However, some case reports have suggested safety and potential efficacy of intravenous or intra-arterial thrombolysis in stroke related to infective endocarditis. We present a case of ischemic stroke related to infective endocarditis who was treated with intravenous tissue plasminogen activator within the first 3 h of symptoms onset and subsequently developed symptomatic multifocal intracerebral hemorrhages, and summarize currently available data on this issue.Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID: 23292203 DOI: 10.1007/s00415-012-6802-1
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neurol ISSN: 0340-5354 Impact factor: 4.849