Thrombolysis targeting MRI defined tissue at risk in minor stroke

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 80, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1156-1158

  Kruetzelmann, A Christina ^a   Siemonsen, S ^a   Gerloff, C ^a   Rosenkranz, M ^a   Rother J ^b   Fiehler, J ^a   Thomalla, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b KLINIKUM MINDEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN INFARCTION SIZE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; MINOR STROKE; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH STROKE SCALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANKIN SCALE; RECANALIZATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN INFARCTION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349682748     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2008.157313     Document Type: Article

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