Endovascular thrombolysis and stenting of a middle cerebral artery occlusion beyond 6 hours post-attack: Special reference to the usefulness of diffusion-perfusion MRI

Neurological Research

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 881-885

  Jung, Yong Ahn ^a   In, Bo Han ^a   Sang, Sup Chung ^a   Young, Sun Chung ^a   Sang, Heum Kim ^a   Pyeong, Ho Yoon ^a  

^a Bundang CHA Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Magnetic resonance imaging; Middle cerebral artery; Perfusion; Stent placement; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; DEXTRAN; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HEPARIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TIROFIBAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHEROMATOSIS; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN PERFUSION; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFUSION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH STROKE SCALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; RECANALIZATION; SPEECH DISORDER; STENT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEAKNESS;

DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMANS; INFARCTION, MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STENTS; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY;

EID: 33845424454     PISSN: 01616412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/016164105X49355     Document Type: Article

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