Acute intravenous--intra-arterial revascularization therapy for severe ischemic stroke.

BACKGROUND: Intravenous alteplase for acute ischemic stroke is least efficacious for patients with proximal large-artery occlusions and clinically severe strokes. Intra-arterial therapy has the theoretical advantage of establishing a neurovascular diagnosis and high symptomatic artery patency rate...

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Main Authors: Hill, MD, Barber, P, Demchuk, A, Newcommon, N, Cole-Haskayne, A, Ryckborst, K, Sopher, L, Button, A, Hu, W, Hudon, M, Morrish, W, Frayne, R, Sevick, R, Buchan, A
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2002