High Rate of Complete Recanalization and Dramatic Clinical Recovery During tPA Infusion When Continuously Monitored With 2-MHz Transcranial Doppler Monitoring
Author(s) -
Andrei V. Alexandrov,
Andrew M. Demchuk,
Robert A. Felberg,
Ioannis Christou,
P. Alan Barber,
W. Scott Burgin,
Marc Malkoff,
Anne W. Wojner,
James C. Grotta
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/01.str.31.3.610
Subject(s) - medicine , transcranial doppler , thrombolysis , middle cerebral artery , bolus (digestion) , occlusion , tissue plasminogen activator , stroke (engine) , fibrinolytic agent , basilar artery , anesthesia , internal carotid artery , cardiology , surgery , ischemia , myocardial infarction , mechanical engineering , engineering
Clot dissolution with tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) can lead to early clinical recovery after stroke. Transcranial Doppler (TCD) with low MHz frequency can determine arterial occlusion and monitor recanalization and may potentiate thrombolysis.
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