Local Thrombolysis in Patients with Dural Venous Thrombosis Unresponsive to Heparin

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 95-100

  Sujith, O K ^a   Krishnan, Rama ^b   Asraf, V ^b   Rahman, Abdu ^c   Girija, A S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b MALABAR INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^c GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Cortical venous thrombosis; local thrombolysis; magnetic resonance venography; urokinase

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; HEPARIN; UROKINASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CASE REPORT; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CORTICAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DURA MATER; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RECANALIZATION; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANTS; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; DURA MATER; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HEPARIN; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PHLEBOGRAPHY; SINUS THROMBOSIS, INTRACRANIAL; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT FAILURE; URINARY PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 40749085620     PISSN: 10523057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2007.10.005     Document Type: Article

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