Stroke from acute cervical internal carotid artery occlusion: treatment results and predictors of outcome.

Raymond C S SeetEelco F M WijdicksAlejandro A Rabinstein

Published in: Archives of neurology (2014)

Intravenous thrombolysis should be administered as first-line treatment in patients with early acute cervical ICA occlusion. Treatment benefits are accentuated in patients with better collateral circulation.

Keyphrases

internal carotid artery
liver failure
respiratory failure
pulmonary embolism
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combination therapy
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acute ischemic stroke
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