Day-7 modified Rankin Scale score as the best measure of the thrombolysis direct effect on stroke?

Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 314-315

  Cappellari, Manuel ^a   Moretto, Giuseppe ^a   Bovi, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE;

BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DISABILITY SEVERITY; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; LETTER; ONSET AGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLASMA CLEARANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANKIN SCALE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; STROKE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84884818016     PISSN: 09295305     EISSN: 1573742X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11239-012-0805-8     Document Type: Letter

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