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| Year : 2009 | Volume
: 57
| Issue : 6 | Page : 764--767 |
Intra-arterial thrombolysis in acute ischemic stroke: A single center experience
Vikram Huded, Sachin Dhomne, Manish Shrivastava, Rashmi Saraf, Uday Limaye
Department of Radiology, Division of Interventional Neuroradiology, KEM Hospital, Mumbai, India
Correspondence Address:
Uday Limaye
Division of Interventional Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, KEM Hospital, Mumbai - 400 012
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0028-3886.59473
Intra-arterial thrombolysis (IAT) is a treatment modality in patients with acute large vessel occlusive ischemic stroke. To our knowledge, this is probably the first reported study of intra-arterial thrombolysis in acute ischemic stroke from India. Of the 17 patients treated who recieved IAT, successful recanalization was achieved in nine patients, Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) score of 2 or 3. At 90-day follow-up, eight patients achieved modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score of <2.
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