Successful treatment for stroke in a child using recombinant tissue plasminogen activator.
Stroke in childhood is often catastrophic, with major sequelae. We report the first successful use of recombinant tissue plasminogen activator for arterial stroke in a child. The patient recovered with no neurologic deficit.
Thirumalai
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shanti@dnamail.com
Shubin
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D020244:Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008943:Mitral Valve; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020127:Recovery of Function; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator