Intra-arterial Prourokinase for Acute Ischemic Stroke

Abstract

Despite an increased frequency of early symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage, treatment with IA r-proUK within 6 hours of the onset of acute ischemic stroke caused by MCA occlusion significantly improved clinical outcome at 90 days.

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MedicineMiddle cerebral arteryStroke (engine)Randomized controlled trialHeparinIntracerebral hemorrhageFibrinolytic agentModified Rankin ScaleOcclusionCerebral infarctionSurgeryMortality rateTissue plasminogen activatorAnesthesiaInternal medicineIschemic strokeIschemiaSubarachnoid hemorrhage

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Year: 1999
Type: article
Volume: 282
Issue: 21
Pages: 2003-2003
Citations: 3061
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                                    Anthony J. Furlan, 
                                
                                    Randall T. Higashida, 
                                
                                    Lawrence R. Wechsler
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1999). 
                            Intra-arterial Prourokinase for Acute Ischemic Stroke. 
                            JAMA
                            , 282
                            (21)
                            , 2003-2003.
                            https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.282.21.2003
                        

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DOI: 10.1001/jama.282.21.2003