Should repeat thrombolysis be considered after early ischaemic stroke recurrence?

International Journal of Stroke

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 237-238

  Simpson, Marion A ^a   Dewey, H M ^a  

^a AUSTIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; HEPARIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HOMONYMOUS HEMIANOPIA; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REPEAT PROCEDURE; WEAKNESS;

AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HEPARIN; HUMANS; MALE; RECURRENCE; STROKE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 69149088392     PISSN: 17474930     EISSN: 17474949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4949.2009.00291.x     Document Type: Article

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