Successful Utilization of Mechanical Thrombectomy in a Presentation of Pediatric Acute Ischemic Stroke
Guidelines regarding the management of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) in the pediatric population using mechanical recanalization procedures are lacking. We present a case of a 14-year-old male diagnosed in the Emergency Department with an acute onset stroke who underwent successful mechanical clot rem...
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| author | Esther S. Kim Erica K. Mason Andrew Koons Shawn M. Quinn Robert L. Williams |
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| description | Guidelines regarding the management of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) in the pediatric population using mechanical recanalization procedures are lacking. We present a case of a 14-year-old male diagnosed in the Emergency Department with an acute onset stroke who underwent successful mechanical clot removal by interventional radiology. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-642c7a507e704029abbd74d1487f3cb62025-08-20T03:34:24ZengWileyCase Reports in Pediatrics2090-68032090-68112018-01-01201810.1155/2018/53782475378247Successful Utilization of Mechanical Thrombectomy in a Presentation of Pediatric Acute Ischemic StrokeEsther S. Kim0Erica K. Mason1Andrew Koons2Shawn M. Quinn3Robert L. Williams4Department of Emergency Medicine, Lehigh Valley Health Network/USF MCOM, CC & I-78, Allentown, PA 18103, USADepartment of Emergency Medicine, Lehigh Valley Health Network/USF MCOM, CC & I-78, Allentown, PA 18103, USADepartment of Emergency Medicine, Lehigh Valley Health Network/USF MCOM, CC & I-78, Allentown, PA 18103, USADepartment of Emergency Medicine, Lehigh Valley Health Network/USF MCOM, CC & I-78, Allentown, PA 18103, USADiagnostic Radiology, Section of Neuroradiology, Lehigh Valley Health Network/USF MCOM, CC & I-78, Allentown, PA 18103, USAGuidelines regarding the management of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) in the pediatric population using mechanical recanalization procedures are lacking. We present a case of a 14-year-old male diagnosed in the Emergency Department with an acute onset stroke who underwent successful mechanical clot removal by interventional radiology.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/5378247 |
| spellingShingle | Esther S. Kim Erica K. Mason Andrew Koons Shawn M. Quinn Robert L. Williams Successful Utilization of Mechanical Thrombectomy in a Presentation of Pediatric Acute Ischemic Stroke Case Reports in Pediatrics |
| title | Successful Utilization of Mechanical Thrombectomy in a Presentation of Pediatric Acute Ischemic Stroke |
| title_full | Successful Utilization of Mechanical Thrombectomy in a Presentation of Pediatric Acute Ischemic Stroke |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Successful Utilization of Mechanical Thrombectomy in a Presentation of Pediatric Acute Ischemic Stroke |
| title_short | Successful Utilization of Mechanical Thrombectomy in a Presentation of Pediatric Acute Ischemic Stroke |
| title_sort | successful utilization of mechanical thrombectomy in a presentation of pediatric acute ischemic stroke |
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