Thrombolysis in patients with acute ischemic stroke due to arterial extracranial dissection

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 646-649

  Vergouwen, M D I ^a,b   Beentjes, P A C A ^b   Nederkoorn, P J ^b  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dissection; Ischemic stroke; Recombinant tissue plasminogen activator; Thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ARTERY DISSECTION; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; ARTERIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; STROKE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

EID: 64149097347     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2009.02553.x     Document Type: Article

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