Emergency carotid artery thrombectomy for postpartum hemiplegia

The case of a 22-year-old patient who suffered from postpartum hemiplegia due to thrombosis of the internal carotid artery is reported. She was treated aggressively with pentobarbital coma, angiography, and thrombectomy and recovered with minimal deficit.

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Veröffentlicht in:The American journal of emergency medicine 1987-07, Vol.5 (4), p.291-293
Hauptverfasser: Sturm, James T., Toro, Camilo, Snyder, Bruce D.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The case of a 22-year-old patient who suffered from postpartum hemiplegia due to thrombosis of the internal carotid artery is reported. She was treated aggressively with pentobarbital coma, angiography, and thrombectomy and recovered with minimal deficit.
ISSN:0735-6757
1532-8171
DOI:10.1016/0735-6757(87)90353-6