Successful Thrombolysis despite Having an Incidental Unruptured Cerebral Aneurysm
Joint Authors
Briosa e Gala, Diana
Paiva Nunes, Ana
Ferreira, Patrícia
Mendonça, Nuno
Amaral-Silva, Alexandre
Alcântara, João
Monteiro, Nadine
Almeida, André
Source
Case Reports in Neurological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-11-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Purpose.
To report a case of successful thrombolysis performed in a patient with an incidental unruptured intracranial aneurysm and review the literature.
Case Report.
Patient admitted for ischemic stroke due to left posterior cerebral artery occlusion, with an incidental right middle cerebral artery aneurysm, who underwent treatment with tissue plasminogen activator (rtPA) resulting in clinical improvement without complications.
Conclusion.
The presence of unruptured intracranial aneurysms is considered as a contraindication to thrombolysis, due to a potentially higher hemorrhagic risk of aneurysm rupture.
Patients, otherwise, eligible for thrombolysis are usually excluded from receiving this emergent treatment, despite its potential benefits.
A reevaluation of the strict exclusion criteria for thrombolysis in acute stroke patients should be considered.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Briosa e Gala, Diana& Almeida, André& Monteiro, Nadine& Paiva Nunes, Ana& Ferreira, Patrícia& Mendonça, Nuno…[et al.]. 2014. Successful Thrombolysis despite Having an Incidental Unruptured Cerebral Aneurysm. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Briosa e Gala, Diana…[et al.]. Successful Thrombolysis despite Having an Incidental Unruptured Cerebral Aneurysm. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Briosa e Gala, Diana& Almeida, André& Monteiro, Nadine& Paiva Nunes, Ana& Ferreira, Patrícia& Mendonça, Nuno…[et al.]. Successful Thrombolysis despite Having an Incidental Unruptured Cerebral Aneurysm. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1034820
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1034820