Failed recovery from thrombolysis is predicted by the initial diffusion weighted imaging lesion

Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 580-587

  Seitz, Rüdiger J ^a,b,d   Oberstrass, Hagen ^a   Ringelstein, Adrian ^a   Wittsack, Hans Jörg ^a   Siebler, Mario ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DÜSSELDORF   (Germany)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c MediClin Fachklinik Rhein/Ruhr ^*  (Germany)

^d FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brain infarct; Diffusion weighted imaging; Lesion volume; Magnetic resonance imaging; Perfusion imaging; Stroke; Thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; TIROFIBAN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECANALIZATION; STROKE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

AGED; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STROKE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; TREATMENT FAILURE; TYROSINE;

EID: 79953788318     PISSN: 10159770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000324947     Document Type: Article

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