Rupture of an Occult Intracranial Mycotic Aneurysm after Intravenous Thrombolysis with Recombinant Tissue Plasminogen Activator for Acute Ischemic Stroke
We present a case of a stroke patient who was an appropriate candidate and was treated with rtPA who experienced a fatal subarachnoid hemorrhage due to a ruptured mycotic aneurysm (MA).
Source: The Journal of Emergency Medicine - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Jared Glenn, Margaret Strecker-McGraw, Ian McGraw, Karim Jabbar, Nathan A. James, C. Keith Stone Tags: Selected Topics: Neurological Emergencies Source Type: research
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