Sonothrombolysis in acute ischemic stroke for patients ineligible for rt-PA

Jürgen Eggers, Günter Seidel*, Björn Koch, Inke R. König

*Corresponding author for this work
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Abstract

The authors studied the effect of transcranial ultrasound on patients with acute middle cerebral artery occlusion and contraindications for thrombolysis. Fifteen consecutive subjects were randomized for insonation over 1 hour or for inclusion in a control group. By day 4, recanalization and neurologic improvement occurred more frequently in the target group. Ultrasound-induced acceleration of clot dissolution may be an option for patients with contraindications for recombinant tissue plasminogen activator.

Original languageEnglish
JournalNeurology
Volume64
Issue number6
Pages (from-to)1052-1054
Number of pages3
ISSN0028-3878
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 22.03.2005

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