title: Thrombolytic therapy for basilar artery thrombosis in the puerperium.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Perinatal Medicine, Royal Women's Hospital, Carlton, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Cincotta
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Gerraty
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Thomson
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator