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Source: Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics
Condition: Hemorrhagic Stroke
Drug: Activase
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Select hyperacute complications of ischemic stroke: cerebral edema, hemorrhagic transformation, and orolingual angioedema secondary to intravenous altepase.
Authors: Bar B, Biller J
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Remarkable advances have occurred in the management of acute ischemic stroke especially in regards to reperfusion treatments. With advances in reperfusion treatments come the risk of complications associated with these treatments. Areas covered: The paper focuses on three acute complications that can occur in the setting of acute ischemic stroke: cerebral edema, hemorrhagic transformation, and orolingual angioedema following administration of alteplase, a recombinant tissue plasminogen activator. Predictors of the development of these complications are reviewed. The mana...
Source: Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics - September 15, 2018 Category: Neurology Tags: Expert Rev Neurother Source Type: research
