Outcome in patients with basilar artery occlusion treated conventionally

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 76, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1238-1241

  Schonewille, Wouter J ^a,b   Algra, A ^b   Serena, J ^c   Molina, C A ^d   Kappelle, L J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c HOSPITAL JOSEP TRUETA   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; BASILAR ARTERY; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; COMA; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FATALITY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RANKIN SCALE; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 23944512370     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2004.049924     Document Type: Article

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