Thrombolysis for acute stroke in pediatrics

Stroke

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1722-1723

  Belvís, Robert ^a  

^a INSTITUT UNIVERSITARI DEXEUS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Pediatric stroke; tPA

Indexed keywords

TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; UROKINASE;

ANGIOPLASTY; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHILD; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY;

EID: 34249798729     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.487116     Document Type: Editorial

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