Intra-arterial thrombolysis in acute basilar artery thromboembolism: The initial mayo clinic experience

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 72, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1005-1013

  Wijdicks, Eelco F M ^a,b   Nichols, Douglas A ^a   Thielen, Kent R ^a   Fulgham, J R ^a   Brown Jr , Robert D ^a   Meissner, Irene ^a   Meyer, Fredric B ^b   Piepgras, David G ^b  

^a Department of Neurology ^*  (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; UROKINASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASILAR ARTERY; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAARTERIAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCLUSIVE CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030772220     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/72.11.1005     Document Type: Article

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