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Revista de neurologia · Feb 2014
Case Reports[Rescue treatment in acute thrombosis of intracranial stents].
- José M Pumar, Alexandra Banguero, Susana Arias-Rivas, Miguel Blanco, Manuel Rodríguez-Yáñez, Paula Sucasas, José A Castiñeira-Mourenza, and Fernando Vázquez-Herrero.
- Hospital Clinico de Santiago de Compostela, 15706 Santiago de Compostela, Espana.
- Rev Neurol. 2014 Feb 1; 58 (3): 113-6.
IntroductionAcute intrastent thrombosis is a potentially serious complication in intracranial stenting. It is essential to determine which therapy is the most suitable in intrastent thromboses.Case ReportFemale aged 58, the first case of acute thrombosis of an intracranial stent to be treated successfully by fibrinolysis after the implantation of a flow diverter device (Silk) in a fusiform basilar aneurysm.ConclusionThe administration of abciximab as a rescue treatment seems safe in cases involving the formation of acute intrastent thromboses.
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