Selective intra-arterial thrombolysis in acute stroke: Implications for emergency management

R W Hurst; E C Raps; E Zager; S L Galetta; E S Flamm

doi:10.1016/S1052-3057(10)80143-0

Selective intra-arterial thrombolysis in acute stroke: Implications for emergency management

J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 1994;4(1):30-5. doi: 10.1016/S1052-3057(10)80143-0. Epub 2010 Jun 11.

Authors

R W Hurst¹, E C Raps², E Zager³, S L Galetta², E S Flamm³

Affiliations

¹ From the Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania Medical School, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.
² The Department of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania Medical School, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.
³ The Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pennsylvania Medical School, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.

PMID: 26487532
DOI: 10.1016/S1052-3057(10)80143-0

Abstract

Stroke, the most common life-threatening neurological disease, is a problem encountered frequently in the acute phase. Therapeutic options in this major cause of death and disability have previously been considered limited. Two cases of acute stroke are presented in which emergency treatment with selective intraarterial thrombolysis resulted in significant resolution of neurological deficits. The necessity for treating acute stroke as a medical emergency and management implications in the acute phase are discussed.