Vitreo-Retinal Hemorrhage After Thrombolysis In A Patient With Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Case Report.

Purpose: Bleeding is the major side effect of thrombolysis with alteplase (tissue plasminogen activator, t-PA) used for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke. Life-threatening intracranial, retroperitoneal, gastrointestinal, respiratory, and genitourinary bleeding can occur with the use of t-PA. Vi...

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Main Authors: Mary eHormese, Melvin eWichter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fneur.2012.00071/full