TY - JOUR
T1 - Thrombolysis with rt-PA for an ischemic stroke in boy treated with Fontan operation
AU - Bianco, Mariangela
AU - Simionato, Franco
AU - Giusti, Cristina
AU - Corea, Francesco
AU - Giua, Alessandra
AU - Martinelli, Vittorio
AU - Comi, Giancarlo
AU - Sessa, Maria
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - We first report the case of a 14-year-old boy, previously treated with a modified Fontan operation at the age of 2, who underwent an intra-arterial thrombolysis for an ischemic stroke with a favorable outcome. No controlled randomized trials on thrombolysis among childhood stroke have been conducted yet. This and other similar cases suggest that thrombolysis may also be safe and beneficial in pediatric patients and those cases may benefit from a prompt access to specialized stroke centers.
AB - We first report the case of a 14-year-old boy, previously treated with a modified Fontan operation at the age of 2, who underwent an intra-arterial thrombolysis for an ischemic stroke with a favorable outcome. No controlled randomized trials on thrombolysis among childhood stroke have been conducted yet. This and other similar cases suggest that thrombolysis may also be safe and beneficial in pediatric patients and those cases may benefit from a prompt access to specialized stroke centers.
KW - Fontan operation
KW - Ischemic stroke
KW - recombinant tissue plasminogen activator
KW - thrombolysis
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U2 - 10.3233/JPN-2012-0516
DO - 10.3233/JPN-2012-0516
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84859776270
SN - 1304-2580
VL - 9
SP - 497
EP - 500
JO - Journal of Pediatric Neuroradiology
JF - Journal of Pediatric Neuroradiology
IS - 4
ER -