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Optimized Management of Endovascular Treatment for Acute Ischemic Stroke
Published on: January 18, 2018
[Rescue treatment in acute thrombosis of intracranial stents]
José M Pumar1, Alexandra Banguero, Susana Arias-Rivas
1Hospital Clinico de Santiago de Compostela, 15706 Santiago de Compostela, Espana.
Introduction:
Acute intrastent thrombosis is a potentially serious complication in intracranial stenting. It is essential to determine which therapy is the most suitable in intrastent thromboses.
Case Report:
Female aged 58, the first case of acute thrombosis of an intracranial stent to be treated successfully by fibrinolysis after the implantation of a flow diverter device (Silk) in a fusiform basilar aneurysm.
Conclusion:
The administration of abciximab as a rescue treatment seems safe in cases involving the formation of acute intrastent thromboses.
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