Direct thrombolysis of superior sagittal sinus thrombosis with coexisting intracranial hemorrhage

J R Rael; W W Orrison Jr; N Baldwin; J Sell

Direct thrombolysis of superior sagittal sinus thrombosis with coexisting intracranial hemorrhage

AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 1997 Aug;18(7):1238-42.

Authors

J R Rael¹, W W Orrison Jr, N Baldwin, J Sell

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque 87131, USA.

PMID: 9282848
PMCID: PMC8338027

Abstract

We present a case of dural cerebral venous thrombosis with coexisting left frontal hemorrhage that was successfully treated with 13.79 million units of urokinase over a period of 165 hours.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Cerebral Hemorrhage / diagnosis
Cerebral Hemorrhage / drug therapy*
Diagnostic Imaging
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Drug Administration Schedule
Female
Fibrinolytic Agents / administration & dosage*
Fibrinolytic Agents / adverse effects
Humans
Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial / diagnosis
Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial / drug therapy*
Thrombolytic Therapy / methods*
Treatment Outcome
Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator / administration & dosage*
Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator / adverse effects

Substances

Fibrinolytic Agents
Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator