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SUBMITTER: Bentes C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4307875 | biostudies-other | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Epilepsy & behavior case reports 20141016
We describe a patient with an acute middle cerebral artery ischemic stroke developing subtle involuntary movements of the paretic upper limb with cortical origin during rt-PA perfusion. Despite the multiple potential pathophysiological mechanisms for the relationship between thrombolysis and epileptic activity, seizures during this procedure are scarcely reported. Our hypothesis is that subtle and transient clinical seizures, like those described in our patient, may not be detected or are misdia ...[more]