Treatment of stroke after carotid endarterectomy using intravenous abciximab.
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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.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Neurology India
دوره 57 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009