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01-09-2015 | Letter to the Editor

Decision for intravenous thrombolysis in a young patient with acute vertical gaze palsy

Authors: Athina Papadopoulou, Frank Johannes Ahlhelm, Philippe Lyrer, Jens Kuhle

Published in: Acta Neurologica Belgica | Issue 3/2015

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Thrombolytic treatment with intravenous (i.v.) recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rtPA) is effective for acute ischemic stroke, but neurologists might be reluctant to perform it in patients with mild and/or unusual symptoms. We report a case of a young patient, without any vascular risk factors, who presented with an acute vertical gaze palsy and was treated successfully with i.v. thrombolysis. …

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Title: Decision for intravenous thrombolysis in a young patient with acute vertical gaze palsy
Authors: Athina Papadopoulou
Frank Johannes Ahlhelm
Philippe Lyrer
Jens Kuhle
Publication date: 01-09-2015
Publisher: Springer Milan
Published in: Acta Neurologica Belgica / Issue 3/2015
Print ISSN: 0300-9009
Electronic ISSN: 2240-2993
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-014-0356-1

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