Thrombolysis of basilar artery occlusion: Impact of baseline ischemia and time

Annals of Neurology

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 688-694

  Strbian, Daniel ^a   Sairanen, Tiina ^a   Silvennoinen, Heli ^a   Salonen, Oili ^a   Kaste, Markku ^a   Lindsberg, Perttu J ^a,b,c  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b Research Programs Unit   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; BASILAR ARTERY OCCLUSION; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTERIOR CIRCULATION ACUTE STROKE PROGNOSIS EARLY CT SCORE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANKIN SCALE; RECANALIZATION; SCORING SYSTEM; TIME TO TREATMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BASILAR ARTERY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEPARIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84881235026     PISSN: 03645134     EISSN: 15318249     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ana.23904     Document Type: Article

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