Intra-arterial thrombolysis for acute ischemic

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Deshmukh VR, Fiorella DJ, Albuquerque FC, Frey J, Flaster M, Wallace RC, Spetzler RF, McDougall CG. Intra-arterial thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke preliminary experience with platelet glycoprotein Ilb/IIIa inhibitors as adjunctive therapy. Neurosurgery 2005 56 46-54 [discussion 54 5]. 

Christoforidis GA, Mohammad Y, Kehagias D, Avutu B, Slivka AP Angiographic assessment of pial collaterals as a prognostic indicator following intra-arterial thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke. AJNRAmJ Neuroradiol 2005 26 pp. 1789-1797. 

Ciccone A, Valvassori L, Gasparotti R et al (2007) Debunking 7 myths that hamper the realization of randomized controlled trials on intra-arterial thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke. Stroke 38 2191-2195... 

Higashida RT, Furlan AJ, Roberts H, et al. Trial design and reporting standards for intra arterial cerebral thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke. Stroke. 2003 34 el09-el37. 

Intra-arterial thrombolysis has been proposed as a treatment for acute ischemic stroke since the 1980s and may potentially overcome many of the problems associated with patient selection for intravenous therapy ... 

Hill MD, Rowley HA, Adler F, Eliasziw M, Furlan A, Higashida RT et al (2003) Selection of acute ischemic stroke patients for intra-arterial thrombolysis with pro-urokinase by using ASPECTS. Stroke 34(8) 1925-1931. 

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