Mechanical thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke in pregnancy using the penumbra system.
Even though intravenous thrombolysis with tissue plasminogen activator (IV tPA) is the standard of care in acute ischemic stroke, its use in pregnancy is not clearly defined. Mechanical thrombectomy devices can be an option; however, literature on the use of such mechanical devices in stroke in pregnancy is lacking. Here we describe two cases that developed acute embolic stroke during pregnancy who were successfully treated by mechanical clot retrieval using the Penumbra system 28 (Penumbra Inc., Alameda, California, USA). To the best of our knowledge, these are the only case reports on the use of the Penumbra device in pregnant patients with acute ischemic stroke.
Department of Neurological Sciences, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Sanjith
S
Aaron
Department of Radiology, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
N K
NK
Shyamkumar
Department of Radiology, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Sunithi
S
Alexander
Department of Neurological Sciences, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
P Suresh
PS
Babu
Department of Neurological Sciences, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
A T
AT
Prabhakar
Department of Radiology, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Vinu
V
Moses
Department of Neurological Sciences, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
T V
TV
Murthy
Department of Neurological Sciences, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Mathew
M
Alexander
Mechanical thrombectomy in pregnancy; penumbra system; stroke in pregnancy