Intravenous Thrombolysis in Ischemic Stroke Patients with Intracranial Neoplasms: Two Cases and a Literature Review

Based on exclusion criteria in the landmark NINDS-rtPA trial, current expert consensus guidelines preclude the use of intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (IV rtPA) in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients with intracranial neoplasm. There are only 3 published cases of administration...

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Main Authors: William Neil, Bruce Ovbiagele
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/503758
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