Stage-dependent efficacy of intra-arterial fibrinolysis in central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO)

Neuro-Ophthalmology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 125-141

  Schmidt, Dieter ^a   Schumacher, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acute blindness; Central retinal artery occlusion; Internal carotid artery occlusion; Intra arterial fibrinolysis; Urokinase

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; UROKINASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CENTRAL RETINA ARTERY OCCLUSION; CHOROID; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HUMAN; INTRAARTERIAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MAXILLARY ARTERY; OPHTHALMIC ARTERY; PROGNOSIS; RETINA EDEMA; RETINA FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0031788578     PISSN: 01658107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/noph.20.3.125.4155     Document Type: Article

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