Acute basilar artery occlusion treated by thromboaspiration in a cocaine and ecstasy abuser

Neurology

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 839-841

  Vallée, Jean Noël ^a   Crozier, S ^a   Guillevin, R ^a   Obadia, M ^a   Lo, D ^a   Barragan Campos, H M ^a   Samson, Y ^a   Chiras, J ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; ABCIXIMAB; COCAINE; HEPARIN;

ADULT; ARTERY CATHETER; ARTERY CATHETERIZATION; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BASILAR ARTERY; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; COMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECANALIZATION; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THROMBOASPIRATION; VERTEBRAL ARTERY STENOSIS;

EID: 0141542546     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.61.6.839     Document Type: Article

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