Incidence of space-occupying brain edema following systemic thrombolysis of acute supratentorial ischemia

Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 166-171

  Rudolf, J ^a   Grond, M ^a   Stenzel, C ^a   Neveling, M ^a   Heiss, W D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brain edema; Ischemic stroke; Reperfusion; rt PA; Therapy; Thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN EDEMA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; TIME;

EID: 0031921894     PISSN: 10159770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000015843     Document Type: Article

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