Lower Body Positive Pressure Application with an Antigravity Suit in Acute Carotid Occlusion | Zendy

Karine Berthet | Zendy; Anne Claire Lukaszewicz | Zendy; MarieGermaine Bousser | Zendy; Didier Payen | Zendy

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Lower Body Positive Pressure Application with an Antigravity Suit in Acute Carotid Occlusion

Author(s) -

Karine Berthet,

Anne Claire Lukaszewicz,

MarieGermaine Bousser,

Didier Payen

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

stroke research and treatment

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.939

H-Index - 34

eISSN - 2090-8105

pISSN - 2042-0056

DOI - 10.4061/2010/950524

Subject(s) - medicine , lower body , occlusion , cardiology , blood pressure , acute stroke , stroke (engine) , carotid arteries , mechanical engineering , tissue plasminogen activator , engineering

The challenge in acute stroke is still to reperfuse as early as possible the ischemic territory. Since fibrinolytic therapies have a limited window with potential risk of bleeding, having a nonpharmacologic mean to recruit vessels in area surrounding necrosis might be useful. We propose here to use antigravity suit inflated at "venous" pressure levels to shift blood towards thoracic and brain territories. We report two cases of spectacular clinical recovery after acute carotid occlusion.

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