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Transcranial duplex monitoring discloses hemorrhagic complication following rt‐PA thrombolysis
Author(s) -
Kaps M.,
Seidel G.,
Gerriets T.,
Traupe H.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
acta neurologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.967
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1600-0404
pISSN - 0001-6314
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1996.tb00172.x
Subject(s) - thrombolysis , complication , medicine , duplex (building) , cardiology , chemistry , dna , biochemistry , myocardial infarction
‐ Transcranial color‐coded sonography (TCCS) allows imaging of basal cerebral arteries as well as brain parenchyma. It may therefore serve to monitor thrombolysis in acute stroke. Case description ‐ rt‐PA thrombolysis was performed in a patient, suffering from paradoxical embolism causing MCA occlusion. Hemorrhage immediately after completion of rt‐PA infusion as well as delayed MCA recanalization could be monitored by TCCS. Conclusion ‐ TCCS is useful to improve monitoring and safety of systemic thrombolytic treatment.