Shanti Thirumalai, Richard Shubin
Abstract
Stroke in childhood is often catastrophic, with major sequelae. We report the first successful use of recombinant tissue plasminogen activator for arterial stroke in a child. The patient recovered with no neurologic deficit.
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Stroke in childhood is often catastrophic, with major sequelae. We report the first successful use of recombinant tissue plasminogen activator for arterial stroke in a child. The patient recovered with no neurologic deficit.
Key concepts: Recombinant tissue plasminogen activator, Tissue plasminogen activator, Recombinant DNA, Stroke (engine), Medicine, Plasminogen activator, Pediatric stroke, Internal medicine