Intra-arterial treatment of patients with acute ischemic stroke and internal carotid artery occlusion: A literature review

Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 8-15

  Kappelhof, Manon ^a   Marquering, Henk A ^a   Berkhemer, Olvert A ^a   Majoie, Charles B L M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID ANGIOPLASTY; CAROTID ARTERY STENTING; EMBOLECTOMY SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; MECHANICAL THROMBECTOMY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANKIN SCALE; RECANALIZATION; REVIEW; STENT RETRIEVER; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THROMBECTOMY DEVICE; THROMBUS ASPIRATION; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; INTRAARTERIAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; STENT; STROKE;

ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRA-ARTERIAL; MECHANICAL THROMBOLYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); STENTS; STROKE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY;

EID: 84918538590     PISSN: 17598478     EISSN: 17598486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2013-011004     Document Type: Review

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