Diagnosis and thrombolytic therapy of acute basilar artery occlusion: A review

Clinical and Experimental Hypertension

Volumn 24, Issue 7-8, 2002, Pages 611-622

  Brandt, Tobias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Basilar artery occlusion; Outcome; Recanalization; Thrombolytic therapy

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; UROKINASE;

ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; BASILAR ARTERY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HUMAN; MORTALITY; NEUROANATOMY; RECANALIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; HUMANS; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATORS; PROGNOSIS; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 0036815197     PISSN: 10641963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CEH-120015337     Document Type: Conference Paper

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