Improved clinical outcome after acute basilar artery occlusion since the introduction of endovascular thrombectomy devices

Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 36, Issue , 2013, Pages 394-400

  Nagel, S ^a   Kellert, L ^a   Mohlenbruch M ^b   Bosel J ^a   Rohde, S ^b   Ringleb, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Basilar artery occlusion; Bridging therapy; Mechanical thrombectomy; Thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

ABCIXIMAB; ALTEPLASE; FIBRINOGEN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; TIROFIBAN;

ACUTE BASILAR ARTERY OCCLUSION; AGED; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTUBATION; LUNG VENTILATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PERCUTANEOUS THROMBECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANKIN SCALE; RECANALIZATION; STENT RETRIEVER; THROMBECTOMY DEVICE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; BASILAR ARTERY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STROKE; THROMBECTOMY; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84890917977     PISSN: 10159770     EISSN: 14219786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000356185     Document Type: Article

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