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Case series of post-thrombolysis patients undergoing hemicraniectomy for malignant anterior circulation ischaemic stroke.
Authors: Williams A, Sittampalam M, Barua N, Mohd Nor A
Abstract
While ischaemic stroke remains a leading cause of death and disability, there have been recent advancements in treatment modalities including thrombolysis and decompressive hemicraniectomy. A retrospective review of patients treated in our NHS teaching hospital, in Plymouth (UK), over a 2 year period identified 17 thrombolysed patients, of whom two had undergone subsequent decompressive hemicraniectomy. These were non-dominant hemisphere strokes in young patients, aged 51 and 57. Initial NIHSS scores were 16 and 17, and they received thrombolysis at 2...
Source: Cardiovascular Psychiatry and Neurology - November 25, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Cardiovasc Psychiatry Neurol Source Type: research
