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Condition: Ischemic Stroke
Infectious Disease: Hepatitis C
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Hepatitis C and recurrent treatment-resistant acute ischemic stroke.
Abstract
Since the introduction of recombinant tissue plasminogen activator and thrombolysis, acute ischemic stroke has become a treatable disorder if the patient presents within the 4.5-hour time window. Typically, sporadic stroke is caused by atherosclerotic disease involving large or small cerebral arteries or secondary to a cardioembolic source often associated with atrial fibrillation. In the over-65-year age group, more rare causes of stroke, such as antiphospholipid syndromes, are unusual; such stroke etiologies are mostly seen in a younger age group (<55 years). Here we describe acute ischemic stroke in...
Source: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings - April 1, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Saxsena A, Tarsia J, Dunn C, Aysenne A, Shah B, Moore DF Tags: Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent) Source Type: research
