Affiliations: Department of Neurology, San Raffaele Hospital, Milan,
Italy | Department of Pediatric Neuroradiology, San Raffaele
Hospital, Milan, Italy | Department of Rehabilitation, San Giovanni Battista
Hospital, Foligno, Italy | Department of Neurology, University of Sassari,
Sassari, Italy
Note: [] Correspondence: Dr. Mariangela Bianco, Neurology Department,
San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Via Olgettina, 58, 20132 Milan, Italy. Tel.:
+39 02 2643 3092; Fax: +39 02 2643 2813; E-mail: bianco.mariangela@hsr.it
Abstract: We first report the case of a 14-year-old boy, previously treated
with a modified Fontan operation at the age of 2, who underwent an
intra-arterial thrombolysis for an ischemic stroke with a favorable outcome. No
controlled randomized trials on thrombolysis among childhood stroke have been
conducted yet. This and other similar cases suggest that thrombolysis may also
be safe and beneficial in pediatric patients and those cases may benefit from a
prompt access to specialized stroke centers.
