Related Experiment Videos
Treatment of dural sinus thrombosis with local urokinase infusion. Case report
J A Scott1, R M Pascuzzi, P V Hall
1Department of Radiology, Indiana University Medical Center Hospitals, Indianapolis.
Journal of Neurosurgery
|February 1, 1988
Abstract:
Current therapy for dural sinus thrombosis consists of supportive measures, anticoagulation therapy, and in some cases intravenous infusion of a fibrinolytic agent. A patient with extensive dural sinus thrombosis was successfully treated with local urokinase infusion. The technique and rationale for this aggressive therapy are discussed.