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Successful thrombolysis of stroke with intravenous alteplase in the third trimester of pregnancy

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L. Mantoan Ritter wrote the manuscript. B. Dewan revised and supervised the preparation of the manuscript. A. Schüler, R. Gangopadhyay, L. Mordecai, O. Arowele, N. Losseff, and P. O’Brien revised the manuscript.

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  1. The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, UK

    Laura Mantoan Ritter & N. Losseff

  2. Hyperacute Stroke Unit, University College London Hospital, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 235 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BU, UK

    Laura Mantoan Ritter, O. Arowele, N. Losseff & B. Dewan

  3. Department of Accident and Emergency, University College London Hospital, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 235 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BU, UK

    A. Schüler

  4. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing, Institute for Women’s Health, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 25 Grafton Way, London, WC1E 6BD, UK

    R. Gangopadhyay & P. O’ Brien

  5. Department of Anaesthetics, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 235 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BU, UK

    L. Mordecai

  6. Royal Free Neurosciences Department, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, Pond Street, London, NW3 2QG, UK

    B. Dewan

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Mantoan Ritter, L., Schüler, A., Gangopadhyay, R. et al. Successful thrombolysis of stroke with intravenous alteplase in the third trimester of pregnancy. J Neurol 261, 632–634 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-014-7286-y

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