Treatment of stroke after carotid endarterectomy using intravenous abciximab.
A 59-year old man developed perioperative stroke following left carotid endarterectomy seconday to thrombosis at the endarterectomy site. Transcranial Doppler ultrasonography revealed very frequent microembolization in the left middle cerebral artery territory. The patient was successfully treated with intravenous abciximab with complete neurological recovery.
Calgary Stroke Program, Division of Neurosurgery and Department of Clinical, Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. sylajapn@hotmail.com
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Sylaja
Melissa
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Setiawan
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Hill
Andrew M
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Demchuk
John
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Wong
D000077284:Abciximab; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016894:Endarterectomy, Carotid / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007140:Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007275:Injections, Intravenous / Q000379:methods; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013057:Spectrum Analysis / Q000379:methods; D020521:Stroke / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery*; D017585:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial / Q000379:methods
D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000925:Anticoagulants; D007140:Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments; D000077284:Abciximab