Spinal epidural hematoma after intravenous thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 284, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 190-191

  Yeo, Leonard L L ^a   Lim, Joline Si Jing ^a   Sharma, Vijay K ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Ischemic stroke; Spinal hemorrhage; Thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NEUROIMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER PAIN; SPINAL HEMATOMA; SYMPTOM;

ACUTE DISEASE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN STEM INFARCTIONS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HEMATOMA, EPIDURAL, SPINAL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

EID: 67849109846     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2009.04.016     Document Type: Article

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