Lower body positive pressure application with an antigravity suit in acute carotid occlusion.
The challenge in acute stroke is still to reperfuse as early as possible the ischemic territory. Since fibrinolytic therapies have a limited window with potential risk of bleeding, having a nonpharmacologic mean to recruit vessels in area surrounding necrosis might be useful. We propose here to use antigravity suit inflated at "venous" pressure levels to shift blood towards thoracic and brain territories. We report two cases of spectacular clinical recovery after acute carotid occlusion.
Berthet
Karine
K
Department of Neurology, Lariboisière Hospital, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris and University Paris 7 Diderot, 2 rue Ambroise Paré, 75475 Paris Cedex 10, France.
Lukaszewicz
Anne Claire
AC
Bousser
Marie-Germaine
MG
Payen
Didier
D
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