The clinical features of 16 cases of stroke associated with administration of IVIg
- 10 June 2003
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Neurology
- Vol. 60 (11) , 1822-1824
- https://doi.org/10.1212/01.wnl.0000068335.01620.9d
Abstract
This report characterizes the clinical features of 16 cases of stroke associated with IV immunoglobulin infusions. Fourteen of the strokes occurred within 24 hours of an infusion and 50% of the patients were receiving IV immunoglobulin for the first time. Nine patients had multifocal infarctions. All but one of the patients had stroke risk factors.Keywords
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