Proximal to distal approach in the treatment of tandem occlusions causing an acute stroke

Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 164-169

  Spiotta, Alejandro M ^a   Lena, Jonathan ^a   Vargas, Jan ^a   Hawk, Harris ^a   Turner, Raymond D ^a   Chaudry, M Imran ^a   Turk, Aquilla S ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH STROKE SCALE; RANKIN SCALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; STENT; SURGICAL APPROACH; THROMBECTOMY; AGED; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; COMPLICATION; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; DEVICE REMOVAL; ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84922653211     PISSN: 17598478     EISSN: 17598486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2013-011040     Document Type: Article

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