Recanalization of extracranial internal carotid artery occlusion after i.v. thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke.

BACKGROUND: Although extracranial internal carotid artery (e-ICA) occlusion is a common pathology in patients undergoing intravenous thrombolysis for treatment of acute ischemic stroke, no data on e-ICA recanalization rate or potential effects on outcome are yet available. METHODS AND RESULTS: This...

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Main Authors: Raimund Pechlaner, Michael Knoflach, Benjamin Matosevic, Michael Ruecker, Christoph Schmidauer, Stefan Kiechl, Johann Willeit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3557237?pdf=render