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Alteplase Used In A Child With An Acute Ischemic Stroke, Shah Nawaz Chaudhary, James Espinosa, Alan Lucerna, Adam Richards
Alteplase Used In A Child With An Acute Ischemic Stroke, Shah Nawaz Chaudhary, James Espinosa, Alan Lucerna, Adam Richards
Rowan-Virtua Research Day
Stroke, also known as cerebrovascular accident (CVA), is a neurological injury caused by inadequate brain perfusion due to either ischemia or hemorrhage. There is an abundance of literature on the management of ischemic strokes in adults and this has led to well-defined diagnostic and treatment guidelines. However, the management of pediatric ischemic strokes is currently based on clinical experience of experts, recommendations of consensus guidelines, case studies and extrapolation from adult clinical trials. In this case report, a pediatric patient suffering from an ischemic stroke is successfully treated with IV alteplase (tPA).