Sildenafil Associated Threatened Ischemic Stroke Reversed with Alteplase
Steven M. Simons1, Axel Rosengart2, Konrad Schlick2, Sam Torbati2 and Patrick D. Lyden2*
Affiliation
- Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
- Department of Neurology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Corresponding Author
Patrick D. Lyden, Department of Neurology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 127 S. San Vicente Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90048, Tel: 310 423 5166/ Fax: 310 967 0601; E-mail: lydenp@cshs.org
Citation
Lyden, P.D., et al. Sildenafil Associated threatened Ischemic Stroke Reversed with Alteplase. (2017) Int J Neuro Brain Dis 4(2): 1- 2.
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© 2017 Lyden, P.D. This is an Open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons
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Abstract
A 68-year-old male presented with a threatened ischemic stroke after ingesting sildenafil. Signs and symptoms promptly reversed with alteplase administration, and subsequent studies disclosed no other likely etiology for stroke. Although ischemic stroke owing to sildenafil has been reported, to our knowledge this is the first demonstration of reversal by alteplase.
