Tissue plasminogen activator use in a patient with acute ischemic stroke coexisting with meningioma

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 562-563

  Hsieh, Han Chieh ^a   Chen, Chih Hung ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ADULT; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LETTER; MENINGIOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ACUTE DISEASE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; MENINGIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; STROKE; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

EID: 67349281536     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2009.01.004     Document Type: Letter

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