title: Successful treatment of basilar artery thrombosis with both heparin and tissue plasminogen activator in the setting of traumatic vertebral artery dissection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Washington, Stroke Unit, Northwest Hospital, Seattle, Washington, USA.
authors.forename: Victor M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Erlich
authors.forename: David W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Newell
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001488:Basilar Artery; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006493:Heparin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D020217:Vertebral Artery Dissection / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D006493:Heparin; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator