Brainstem lesions in diffusion sequences of MRI can be reversible after arterial recanalization

Neurology. 2009 Sep 8;73(10):813-5. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3181b6bb33.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Brain Ischemia / diagnosis*
  • Brain Ischemia / drug therapy*
  • Brain Ischemia / physiopathology
  • Brain Stem / blood supply*
  • Brain Stem / drug effects
  • Brain Stem / pathology*
  • Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infusions, Intra-Arterial
  • Middle Aged
  • Thrombolytic Therapy / methods
  • Tissue Plasminogen Activator / administration & dosage
  • Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency / diagnosis*
  • Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency / drug therapy*
  • Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency / physiopathology

Substances

  • Tissue Plasminogen Activator