Successful mechanical thrombectomy in a three-year-old boy with cardioembolic occlusion of both the basilar artery and the left middle cerebral artery

Gerstl, Lucia; Olivieri, Martin; Heinen, Florian; Borggraefe, Ingo; Schroeder, Andreas Sebastian; Tacke, Moritz; Vill, Katharina; Dalla-Pozza, Robert; Reiter, Karl; Lutz, Juergen; Brueckmann, Hartmut und Janssen, Hendrik (2016): Successful mechanical thrombectomy in a three-year-old boy with cardioembolic occlusion of both the basilar artery and the left middle cerebral artery. In: European Journal of Paediatric Neurology, Bd. 20, Nr. 6: S. 962-965

Abstract

Background: Paediatric stroke is a potentially life-threatening emergency and requires immediate treatment to improve clinical outcome. In contrast to adult treatment recommendations, little is known about safety and efficacy of thrombolysis and mechanical thrombectomy in children. Case description and conclusion: We report on a three-year-old boy with a cardioembolic intracranial two-vessel occlusion and successful therapy with thrombolysis and mechanical thrombectomy. Furthermore, this case emphasizes the need of standardized protocols for acute management of paediatric stroke. (C) 2016 European Paediatric Neurology Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

• Dokumententyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
• Fakultät: Medizin
• Themengebiete: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften > 610 Medizin und Gesundheit
• ISSN: 1090-3798
• Sprache: Englisch