Intravenous thrombolysis of basilar artery occlusion: Predictors of recanalization and outcome

Stroke

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2175-2179

  Sairanen, Tiina ^a,b   Strbian, Daniel ^a   Soinne, Lauri ^a   Silvennoinen, Heli ^a   Salonen, Oili ^a   Artto, Ville ^a   Koskela, Ilkka ^a   Häppölä, Olli ^a   Kaste, Markku ^a   Lindsberg, Perttu J ^a,b  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

basilar artery occlusion; ischemic stroke; outcome; recanalization; thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; GLUCOSE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASILAR ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPLETE RECANALIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; FATALITY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH STROKE SCALE; OCCLUSIVE CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARTIAL RECANALIZATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANKIN SCALE; RECANALIZATION; SURVIVAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

AGED; BASILAR ARTERY; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HEPARIN; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 79961209143     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: 15244628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.110.605584     Document Type: Article

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