This poster was previously presented in Spanish at the 2012 Congreso Nacional SERAM (Granada)
Keywords:
Haemorrhage, Embolism / Thrombosis, Thrombolysis, Contrast agent-intravenous, CT, Catheter arteriography, Neuroradiology brain, Interventional vascular
Authors:
A. Losa Palacios, J. D. Molina Nuevo, E. Julia Molla, M. J. Pedrosa Jiménez, D. Caldevilla Bernardo, A. Hernandez Castro; Albacete/ES
DOI:
10.1594/ecr2013/C-0053
Methods and Materials
Three patients diagnosed with ischemic stroke underwent arterial thrombolysis,
which was performed within 12-24 hours.
CT hyperdensities presented in the basal ganglia were monitored for control.
Then the patients were assessed for the clinical significance of areas of CT hyperdensity seen post-treatment.
Patient 1: 79-year-old woman admitted for right middle cerebral artery stroke of cardioembolic origin,
possible chronic atrial fibrillation: treated with acenocoumarol.
The CT scan (Figure 1) and subsequently arterial thrombolysis.
Patient 2: 55-year-old male who presents with symptoms compatible with right middle cerebral artery stroke of cardioembolic origin possibly by unknown onset of atrial fibrillation.
The CT scan (Figures 2 and 3) and subsequently arterial thrombolysis.
Patient 3: 37-year-old male admitted with ischemic stroke in the territory of the left middle cerebral artery.
The only known personal history is a previous hypercholesterolemia without other relevant history.
He underwent a CT brain perfusion study (Figures 4-5-6-7-8)