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Carotid Artery Thrombus Caused by Severe Iron Deficiency Anemia Induced Reactive Thrombocytosis, Leading to Stroke in a Young Patient
We report a case of a 42 year old female with history of iron deficiency anemia (IDA),fibroid uterus, menorrhagia, thrombocytosis and cerebrovascular accident (CVA) in 2012 with no residual deficits, who presented with expressive aphasia and left sided hemiparesis concerning for a right middle cerebral artery infarct. Patient was found to be a candidate for intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) and received tPA within 60 minutes of arrival to the hospital with improvement in her symptoms.
Source: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - November 23, 2016 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Ayesha Khan, Maria Jouvin Castro, Gary N. Inwald Tags: Research poster Source Type: research
