Brainstem infarction secondary to persistent trigeminal artery occlusion: Successful treatment with intravenous rt-PA

European Neurology

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 311-

  Kwon, Joo Young ^a   Lee, Eun Jae ^a   Kim, Jong S ^a,b  

^a University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

^b University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Basilar artery; Persistent trigeminal artery; Stroke; Thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE;

AGED; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; BASILAR ARTERY; BRAIN STEM INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DYSARTHRIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PERSISTENT TRIGEMINAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

AGED; BRAIN STEM INFARCTIONS; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; MALE; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 78049400096     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000321417     Document Type: Article

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