Glasgow coma scale does not predict outcome post-intra-arterial treatment for basilar artery thrombosis

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 576-580

  Chandra, R V ^a   Law, C P ^a   Yan, B ^a   Dowling, R J ^a   Mitchell, Peter J ^a  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

UROKINASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASILAR ARTERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GAZE PARALYSIS; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; MALE; OCCLUSIVE CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; RECANALIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 79952798602     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: 1936959X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A2325     Document Type: Article

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