Open AccessMechanical thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke in pregnancy using the penumbra system
Author(s) -
Sanjith Aaron,
NK Shyamkumar,
Sunithi Alexander,
P Suresh Babu,
Appaswamy Thirumal Prabhakar,
Vinu Moses,
T V Murthy,
M Alexander
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
annals of indian academy of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.427
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1998-3549
pISSN - 0972-2327
DOI - 10.4103/0972-2327.173302
Subject(s) - penumbra , medicine , thrombolysis , pregnancy , tissue plasminogen activator , acute stroke , stroke (engine) , ischemic stroke , ischemia , myocardial infarction , mechanical engineering , biology , engineering , genetics
Even though intravenous thrombolysis with tissue plasminogen activator (IV tPA) is the standard of care in acute ischemic stroke, its use in pregnancy is not clearly defined. Mechanical thrombectomy devices can be an option; however, literature on the use of such mechanical devices in stroke in pregnancy is lacking. Here we describe two cases that developed acute embolic stroke during pregnancy who were successfully treated by mechanical clot retrieval using the Penumbra system 28 (Penumbra Inc., Alameda, California, USA). To the best of our knowledge, these are the only case reports on the use of the Penumbra device in pregnant patients with acute ischemic stroke.