Acute ischemic stroke in a child due to basilar artery occlusion treated successfully with a stent retriever.

Abstract

Ischemic strokes in childhood are rare. Thrombolytic therapy with intravenous (IV) tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) has been the main intervention for the management of pediatric stroke patients, but safety data are lacking and efficacy has been questioned. Recently, successful endovascular treatments for acute ischemic stroke in children have been reported with increasing frequency, suggesting that mechanical thrombectomy can be a safe and effective treatment. We present the case of a 22-month-old child with acute ischemic stroke due to basilar artery occlusion that was successfully treated with a stent retriever.

• Authors: Luis Savastano, Joseph J Gemmete, Aditya S Pandey, Christopher Roark, Neeraj Chaudhary
• Journal: BMJ case reports (BMJ Case Rep) Vol. 2015 (Jul 06 2015) ISSN: 1757-790X [Electronic] England
• PMID: 26150626 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
• Copyright: 2015 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.

Topics

• Arterial Occlusive Diseases (complications, surgery)
• Basilar Artery (pathology)
• Brain Ischemia (etiology, surgery)
• Endovascular Procedures
• Female
• Humans
• Infant
• Stents
• Stroke (etiology, surgery)
• Thrombectomy
• Thrombolytic Therapy