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- Title
Treatment of stroke after carotid endarterectomy using intravenous abciximab.
- Authors
Sylaja, P. N.; Setiawan, Melissa; Hill, Michael D.; Demchuk, Andrew M.; Wong, John
- Abstract
A 59-year old man developed perioperative stroke following left carotid endarterectomy seconday to thrombosis at the endarterectomy site. Transcranial Doppler ultrasonography revealed very frequent microembolization in the left middle cerebral artery territory. The patient was successfully treated with intravenous abciximab with complete neurological recovery.
- Subjects
ENDARTERECTOMY; ARTERIAL surgery; CAROTID artery; TRANSCRANIAL Doppler ultrasonography; ABCIXIMAB (Drug)
- Publication
Neurology India, 2009, Vol 57, Issue 6, p780
- ISSN
0028-3886
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4103/0028-3886.59477