Combined treatment of intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator and intra-arterial thrombolysis for ultra-acute ischemic stroke

Journal of Neuroendovascular Therapy

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 78-83

  Morita, Ken Ichi ^a   Sorimachi, Takatoshi ^a   Jinbo, Yasushi ^a   Ito, Yasushi ^a   Nishino, Kazuhiko ^b   Sasaki, Osamu ^b   Koike, Tetsuo ^b   Fujii, Yukihiko ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NIIGATA CITY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

combined treatment; intra arterial thrombolysis; recombinant tissue plasminogen activator; ultra acute ischemic stroke

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886026485     PISSN: 18824072     EISSN: 21862494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5797/jnet.4.78     Document Type: Article

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