Orolingual angioedema after thrombolysis is not associated with insular cortex ischemia on pre-thrombolysis CT

Orolingual angioedema (OA) is a well known early complication of treatment with alteplase in ischemic stroke patients. Our aim was to study risk factors for OA in these patients, namely insular cortex ischemia.

Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor principal:	Pinho, J (author)
Outros Autores:	Alves, JN (author), Oliveira, L (author), Pereira, S (author), Barros, JN (author), Machado, C (author), Amorim, JM (author), Santos, AF (author), Ribeiro, M (author), Ferreira, C (author)
Formato:	article
Idioma:	eng
Publicado em:	2016
Assuntos:	Tomografia Computorizada Angioedema Doenças da Boca Terapia Trombolítica
Texto completo:	http://hdl.handle.net/10400.23/1122
País:	Portugal
Oai:	oai:repositorio.hospitaldebraga.pt:10400.23/1122

Descrição
Resumo:	Orolingual angioedema (OA) is a well known early complication of treatment with alteplase in ischemic stroke patients. Our aim was to study risk factors for OA in these patients, namely insular cortex ischemia.