The mid-M1 segment of the middle cerebral artery is a cutoff clot location for good outcome in intravenous thrombolysis

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1121-1127

  Saarinen, J T ^a   Sillanpaa N ^a   Rusanen, H ^b   Hakomaki J ^a   Huhtala, H ^c   Lahteela A ^a   Dastidar, P ^a   Soimakallio, S ^a   Elovaara, I ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Angiography; Brain imaging; Middle cerebral artery; Stroke; Stroke management; Thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; MORTALITY; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH STROKE SCALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANKIN SCALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STROKE;

AGED; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INFARCTION, MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY;

EID: 84863864201     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2012.03689.x     Document Type: Article

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