Thrombolytic therapy for basilar artery thrombosis in the puerperium

Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1995 Sep;173(3 Pt 1):967-9. doi: 10.1016/0002-9378(95)90382-8.

Abstract

A case is presented of a woman in whom basilar artery thrombosis developed 14 days post partum. She was successfully treated with intraarterial urokinase. This case demonstrates that complete neurologic recovery can be achieved after recanalization of the basilar artery with thrombolytic therapy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Angiography
  • Basilar Artery* / diagnostic imaging
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Postpartum Period*
  • Thrombolytic Therapy*
  • Thrombosis / diagnosis
  • Thrombosis / drug therapy*
  • Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator