A case of basilar artery occlusion of traumatic vertebral artery dissection successfully managed by endovascular treatment

Neurological Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 311-316

  Shibata, Takashi ^a,c   Ogiichi, Tsuneaki ^a   Miyake, Takayuki ^b   Hori, Emiko ^c   Yamamoto, Hiromichi ^c   Kubo, Michiya ^c   Kuwayama, Naoya ^c   Endo, Shunro ^c  

^a Sayama Hosipital ^*  (Japan)

^b Sayama Hospital   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Basilar artery occlusion; Local arterial fibrinolysis; Self expandable stent; Vertebral artery dissection; Vertebral fracture

Indexed keywords

UROKINASE;

ADULT; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTERY DISSECTION; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; BASILAR ARTERY; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; DETERIORATION; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FIBRINOLYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; NECK PAIN; RECANALIZATION; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRA FRACTURE;

ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; BASILAR ARTERY; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HEPARIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL FRACTURES; STENTS; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; VERTEBRAL ARTERY DISSECTION;

EID: 0037346513     PISSN: 03012603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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