MRI-based intravenous thrombolysis in stroke patients with unknown time of symptom onset

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 348-350

  Ebinger, M ^a   Scheitz, J F ^a   Kufner, A ^a   Endres, M ^a   Fiebach, J B ^a   Nolte, C H ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

MRI; Stroke; Thrombolysis; Unknown time of symptom onset

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UNKNOWN TIME OF SYMPTOM ONSET;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; OFF-LABEL USE; STROKE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84856057479     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2011.03504.x     Document Type: Article

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