Ischaemic stroke in a 21-year-old with hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia. Issue 5 (22nd June 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kane, Ingrid; Pitt Ford, Alexandra; Lawton, Kirsty; Poitelea, Marius; Gainsborough, Nicola
• Is Part Of: Practical neurology. Volume 16:Issue 5(2016)
• Page Start: 381
• Page End: 384
• Publication Date: 2016-06-22
• Subjects: STROKE -- thrombolysis -- hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia -- epistaxis -- pulmonary arteriovenous malformations; Neurology -- Periodicals; 616.8005
• DOI: 10.1136/practneurol-2015-001308
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1474-7758

Abstract

Abstract : A 21-year-old man presented with an acute ischaemic stroke. He had a history of epistaxis and a family history of hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia. We gave thrombolysis after some deliberation, and he made a good neurological recovery. This case highlights the link between hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia and ischaemic stroke, the potential risks of thrombolysis in such patients and the need to consider pulmonary arteriovenous malformations in patients with stroke.