Reversal of locked-in syndrome with anticoagulation, induced hypertension, and intravenous t-PA

Neurocritical Care

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 296-299

  Janjua, Nazli ^a,c   Wartenberg, Katja E ^a   Meyers, Philip M ^a   Mayer, Stephan A ^a,b  

^a Department of Neurology ^*  (United States)

^b NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticoagulants; Basilar artery; Dissection; Hypertension; Locked in syndrome; Thrombolytic therapy; Vertebral artery

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; HEPARIN; NORADRENALIN; PHENYLEPHRINE; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTERY DISSECTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIA; LOCKED IN SYNDROME; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANTS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATORS; QUADRIPLEGIA; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; VERTEBRAL ARTERY DISSECTION;

EID: 23444446736     PISSN: 15416933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/NCC:2:3:296     Document Type: Article

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