title: Intravenous thrombolysis in a patient with acute ischemic stroke attributable to intracranial dissection.
abstract: Ischemic stroke attributable to intracranial dissection is a rare condition. We present a case of intravenous thrombolysis therapy in a patient with acute ischemic stroke after a dissection of the middle cerebral artery. Safety and outcome of intravenous thrombolysis therapy was favorable and the dissection regressed over 3 months with anticoagulation therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Institute of Biomedical Science and Technology, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Hwayang-dong Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Yeonsil
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.forename: Joon Hwa
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Hyun-Ji
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Hong Gee
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Roh
authors.forename: Jin Woo
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Young Il
authors.initials: YI
authors.lastname: Chun
authors.forename: Hahn Young
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020768:Middle Cerebral Artery / Q000473:pathology; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed