Intra-arterial thrombolysis of embolic middle cerebral artery using collateral pathways

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 257-260

  Kole, Max K ^a   Pelz, David M ^a   Lee, Donald H ^a   Jain, Vivek ^a   Spence, J David ^a   Lownie, Stephen P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BRAIN CIRCULATION; BRAIN CIRCULUS ARTERIOSUS; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; POSTERIOR COMMUNICATING ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECANALIZATION; REVASCULARIZATION; STROKE;

EID: 20544438360     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S031716710000408X     Document Type: Article

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