Treatment of cervical artery dissection: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 79, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1122-1127

  Menon, R ^a   Kerry, S ^a   Norris, J W ^a   Markus, H S ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; UROKINASE;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; APHASIA; ARTERY DISSECTION; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CAROTID ARTERY; CEREBRAL ARTERY DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEATH; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; STENT; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT;

ACUTE DISEASE; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; STENTS; VERTEBRAL ARTERY DISSECTION; VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 53149101699     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2007.138800     Document Type: Article

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