Stroke: Thrombolysis in childhood arterial ischemic stroke

Nature Reviews Neurology

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 473-474

  Jordan, Lori C ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; OFF LABEL DRUG USE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AGE FACTORS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBRAL ARTERIES; CHILD; HUMANS; MULTICENTER STUDIES AS TOPIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES; STROKE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

EID: 70349177704     PISSN: 17594758     EISSN: 17594766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrneurol.2009.130     Document Type: Article

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