Administration of intravenous tissue plasminogen activator in a pediatric patient with acute ischemic stroke

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 604-606

  Shuayto, Marwan I ^a   Lopez, J Ivan ^a   Greiner, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; FUROSEMIDE; SPIRONOLACTONE; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; VERAPAMIL; WARFARIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG SAFETY; ECHOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; LEFT HEMISPHERE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; STROKE; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

EID: 33748059185     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/08830738060210070701     Document Type: Article

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