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Acute basilar artery thrombosis is an often fatal disease which may be reversed by intra-arterial thrombolytic therapy. Important parameters for improving outcome include early identification of vessel occlusion, treatment before the onset of coma or tetraparesis, and successful recanalization of the affected arteries
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Williams, M.A. et al. (1993). Transcranial Doppler Sonographic (TCD) Monitoring of Basilar Artery Thrombolysis. In: del Zoppo, G.J., Mori, E., Hacke, W. (eds) Thrombolytic Therapy in Acute Ischemic Stroke II. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-78061-5_45
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