Spontaneous recanalization at subacute phase of stroke may be dramatic: A case report

J Neurol Sci. 2007 Jan 15;252(1):92-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2006.10.002. Epub 2006 Nov 27.

Abstract

Spontaneous recanalization of the occluded cerebral arteries has occasionally occurred in an acute phase of stroke patients. We report a stroke patient with recanalization at 7 days of onset detected by using continuous transcranial Doppler (TCD) monitoring. After the presence of microembolic signals on TCD display, dynamic flow changes of the middle cerebral artery (MCA) occurred, which represented recanalization of the occluded MCA.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Disease Progression
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Embolism
  • Magnetic Resonance Angiography / methods
  • Male
  • Middle Cerebral Artery / diagnostic imaging
  • Middle Cerebral Artery / pathology
  • Middle Cerebral Artery / physiopathology
  • Plasminogen Activators / therapeutic use
  • Recovery of Function* / drug effects
  • Stroke / diagnostic imaging
  • Stroke / drug therapy
  • Stroke / physiopathology*
  • Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial

Substances

  • Plasminogen Activators