Outcome of MRI-based intravenous thrombolysis in carotid-T occlusion

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 259, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2141-2146

  Beck, Christoph ^a   Cheng, Bastian ^a   Krützelmann, Anna ^a   Rosenkranz, Michael ^a   Gerloff, Christian ^a   Fiehler, Jens ^a   Thomalla, Götz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carotid T occlusion; DWI; Intravenous thrombolysis; MRI; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID T OCCLUSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY MAIN STEM OCCLUSION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCLUSIVE CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECANALIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84867334989     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-012-6472-z     Document Type: Article

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