Thrombolytic therapy of acute basilar artery occlusion: Variables affecting recanalization and outcome

Stroke

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 875-881

  Brandt, Tobias ^a,b   Von Kummer, Rüdiger ^a   Müller Küppers, Markus ^a   Hacke, Werner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

basilar artery; occlusion; outcome; thrombolytic therapy

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; UROKINASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; BASILAR ARTERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAARTERIAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECANALIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030002085     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.27.5.875     Document Type: Article

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