Avances en el tratamiento del accidente cerebrovascular isquémico / Advances in treatment of ischemic stroke
Rev. Hosp. Clin. Univ. Chile
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20(3): 194-198, 2009. ilus
Article
in Spanish
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| ID: lil-620963
ABSTRACT
Stroke is a devastating disease with a high mortality and high degree of disability. In the nineties a new specific treatment was proved to be beneficial, the intravenous recombinant tisular plasminogen activator (IV r-TPA). The first notion of pharmacologic vessel revascularization marked a new era in stroke treatment. However, there are cases that need a more aggressive approach, such as large intracranial vessel occlusion. Recently, new endovascular approaches and an explosive development of devices to remove or suck the thrombus, bring a second revolution in the manner that we treat stroke.
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Main subject:
Cerebral Revascularization
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Stroke
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. Hosp. Clin. Univ. Chile
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital Clínico de la Universidad de Chile/CL
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