A comparison of stent-assisted mechanical thrombectomy and conventional intra-arterial thrombolysis for acute cerebral infarction

Journal of Clinical Neurology (Korea)

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 91-96

  Jeong, Hye Seon ^a   Song, Hee Jung ^a   Kim, Seong bo ^a   Lee, Juyoun ^a   Kang, Chang Woo ^a   Koh, Hyeon Song ^a   Shin, Ji Eun ^b   Lee, Suk Hoon ^b   Kwon, Hyun Jo ^a   Kim, Jei ^a  

^a Chungnam National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acute stroke; Mechanical thrombolysis; Stent assisted thrombectomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876015877     PISSN: 17386586     EISSN: 20055013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3988/jcn.2013.9.2.91     Document Type: Article

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