Thrombolytic therapy for basilar artery thrombosis in the puerperium.
A case is presented of a woman in whom basilar artery thrombosis developed 14 days post partum. She was successfully treated with intraarterial urokinase. This case demonstrates that complete neurologic recovery can be achieved after recanalization of the basilar artery with thrombolytic therapy.
Cincotta
R B
RB
Department of Perinatal Medicine, Royal Women's Hospital, Carlton, Victoria, Australia.
Davis
S M
SM
Gerraty
R P
RP
Thomson
K R
KR
D000792:Angiography; D001488:Basilar Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D049590:Postpartum Period; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator / Q000627:therapeutic use
D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator