Thrombolytic therapy for acute ischemic stroke after recent transient ischemic attack

International Journal of Stroke

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 213-218

  de Leciñana, María Alonso ^a   Fuentes, Blanca ^b   Masjuan, Jaime ^a   Simal, Patricia ^c   Díaz Otero, Fernando ^d   Reig, Gemma ^e   Díez Tejedor, Exuperio ^b   Gil Nuñez, Antonio ^d   Vivancos, Jose ^e   Egido, Jose Antonio ^c  

^a HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE LA PRINCESA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acute stroke; Cerebral hemorrhage; Thrombolysis; TIA; TPA; Transient ischemic attack

Indexed keywords

TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSLIPIDEMIA; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; GREAT BLOOD VESSEL; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LACUNAR STROKE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANKIN SCALE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; STROKE PATIENT; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858164772     PISSN: 17474930     EISSN: 17474949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4949.2011.00690.x     Document Type: Article

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