Arterial thrombosis induced by IVIg and its treatment with tPA

被引:42
作者
Okuda, D [1 ]
Flaster, M [1 ]
Frey, J [1 ]
Sivakumar, K [1 ]
机构
[1] St Josephs Hosp, Div Neurol, Barrow Neurol Inst, Phoenix, AZ USA
关键词
D O I
10.1212/01.WNL.0000068334.04500.08
中图分类号
R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
学科分类号
摘要
IV immunoglobulin therapy can lead to vascular events through increased serum viscosity and possibly other mechanisms. The authors describe the successful use of tissue plasminogen activator in three of four patients who developed cerebral and peripheral arterial thrombosis after treatment with IV immunoglobulin.
引用
收藏
页码:1825 / 1826
页数:2
相关论文
共 5 条
[1]   Intravenous gammaglobulin (IVIg) for treatment of CIDP and related immune-mediated neuropathies [J].
Brannagan, TH .
NEUROLOGY, 2002, 59 (12) :S33-S40
[3]   EFFECT OF HIGH-DOSE INTRAVENOUS IMMUNOGLOBULIN THERAPY ON BLOOD RHEOLOGY [J].
REINHART, WH ;
BERCHTOLD, PE .
LANCET, 1992, 339 (8794) :662-664
[4]   High-dose intravenous immunoglobulin treatment and cerebral vasospasm: A possible mechanism of ischemic encephalopathy? [J].
Sztajzel, R ;
Le Floch-Rohr, J ;
Eggimann, P .
EUROPEAN NEUROLOGY, 1999, 41 (03) :153-158
[5]  
WOODRUFF RK, 1986, LANCET, V2, P217