Intra-arterial thrombolysis in acute ischaemic stroke: Experience with a superselective catheter embedded in the clot

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 667-670

  Casto, Luciano ^a   Caverni, Lionello ^a   Camerlingo, Massimo ^a   Censori, Bruno ^a   Moschini, Luca ^a   Servalli, Maria Cristina ^a   Partziguian, Tania ^a   Belloni, Giorgio ^a   Mamoli, Angelo ^a  

^a OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute ischaemic stroke; Cerebral arterial occlusion; Intra arterial thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HEPARIN CALCIUM; UROKINASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; BASILAR ARTERY; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BRAIN CIRCULATION; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEATH; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; RECANALIZATION; STROKE; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 0029901444     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.60.6.667     Document Type: Article

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