Open AccessAcute Basilar Artery Occlusion: Need for an Early Diagnosis in a Devastating Disease
Author(s) -
Bijan Vatankhah,
Tabea Gringel,
Henning Stolze
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.109.551648
Subject(s) - medicine , basilar artery , neurology , thrombolysis , stroke (engine) , occlusion , surgery , myocardial infarction , psychiatry , mechanical engineering , engineering
To the Editor:We read the recent article by Nagel et al1 about intraarterial thrombolysis compared to a combined therapy with abciximab in basilar artery occlusion (BAO) with great interest. They showed a significant increase of recanalization, survival and functional outcome using a combined bridging therapy in their study.We have to bear in mind, …
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