Percutaneous transluminal cerebral angioplasty and stenting in acute vertebrobasilar ischemic stroke: Report of two cases

Interventional Neuroradiology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 135-141

  Nistri, Marco ^a   Mangiafico, S ^a   Cellerini, M ^a   Villa, G ^a   Mennonna, P ^a   Ammannati, F ^a   Giordano, G P ^a  

^a CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Angioplasty; Basilar artery; Stent placement; Stroke; Vertebral artery

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HEPARIN;

ADULT; ARTERY DISSECTION; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; BRAIN STEM INJURY; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONVALESCENCE; CORONARY ARTERY RECANALIZATION; CORONARY STENT; HUMAN; LOCKED IN SYNDROME; MALE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOM; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 0036619709     PISSN: 11239344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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