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Onset of Orolingual Angioedema After Treatment of Acute Brain Ischemia with Alteplase Depends on the Site of Brain Ischemia: A Meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: Alteplase is used to treat acute ischemic stroke. However, it has several documented adverse effects, including the development of orolingual angioedema (OA). Although, OA is a rare side-effect, it is thought to be life-threatening and is difficult to treat. Until date, little is known a...

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Autor principal: Yayan, Josef
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3842699/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24350070
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1947-2714.120794