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Intra-arterial Cerebral Thrombolysis for Acute Ischemic Stroke in a Community Hospital

M. Thomas EdwardsGo,a, Michael M. Murphya, James J. Geraghtya, Judy A. Wulfa and Jon P. Konzena

a From the Departments of Radiology (M.T.E., J.J.G.) and Neurosciences (M.M.M., J.A.W., J.P.K.), Sacred Heart Hospital, Eau Claire, WI.



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  		FIG 1. ;t1Case 11: 68-year-old woman with right hemiplegia and aphasia.

A and B, Initial angiography (A) showed an occlusion of the left MCA from a cardiac embolus. Twenty minutes into therapy, the patient asked for a cookie. At the end of the urokinase treatment (B), the MCA was clear of any clot, and the patient returned home to continue playing the piano 4 days later, without neurologic impairment or deficit.





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