title: Thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke in the primary antiphospholipid syndrome.
abstract: Successful intravenous thrombolytic treatment for acute major ischemic stroke was given to a 24-year-old woman with primary antiphospholipid syndrome. Our patient was a smoker and used oral contraceptives containing estrogen at the time of the stroke. We discuss risk factors for stroke and the treatment of arterial thrombosis in patients with antiphospholipid antibodies.
authors.affiliation: Peijas Hospital, Vantaa, Finland.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Julkunen
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hedman
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kauppi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016736:Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002542:Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012307:Risk Factors; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator