Ischaemic stroke in a 21-year-old with hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia.

Autor: Kane, Ingrid, Ford, Alexandra Pitt, Lawton, Kirsty, Poitelea, Marius, Gainsborough, Nicola
Zdroj: Practical Neurology; Oct2016, Vol. 16 Issue 5, p381-384, 4p, 1 Color Photograph, 4 Black and White Photographs, 1 Diagram
Abstrakt: A 21-year-old man presented with an acute ischaemic stroke. He had a history of epistaxis and a family history of hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia. We gave thrombolysis after some deliberation, and he made a good neurological recovery. This case highlights the link between hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia and ischaemic stroke, the potential risks of thrombolysis in such patients and the need to consider pulmonary arteriovenous malformations in patients with stroke. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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