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Femoral Access-Site Complications with Tenecteplase versus Alteplase before Mechanical Thrombectomy for Large-Vessel-Occlusion Stroke

P. Hendrix, M.K. Collins, O. Goren, G.M. Weiner, S.S. Dalal, I. Melamed, M.J. Kole, C.J. Griessenauer, A. Noto and C.M. Schirmer
American Journal of Neuroradiology June 2023, 44 (6) 681-686; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7862
P. Hendrix
aFrom the Departments of Neurosurgery (P.H., O.G., S.S.D., M.J.K., C.M.S.)
cDepartment of Neurosurgery (P.H., G.M.W., I.M., C.M.S.), Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
dDepartment of Neurosurgery (P.H.), Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg, Germany
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M.K. Collins
eGeisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine (M.K.C.), Scranton, Pennsylvania
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O. Goren
aFrom the Departments of Neurosurgery (P.H., O.G., S.S.D., M.J.K., C.M.S.)
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G.M. Weiner
cDepartment of Neurosurgery (P.H., G.M.W., I.M., C.M.S.), Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
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S.S. Dalal
aFrom the Departments of Neurosurgery (P.H., O.G., S.S.D., M.J.K., C.M.S.)
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I. Melamed
cDepartment of Neurosurgery (P.H., G.M.W., I.M., C.M.S.), Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
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M.J. Kole
aFrom the Departments of Neurosurgery (P.H., O.G., S.S.D., M.J.K., C.M.S.)
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C.J. Griessenauer
fDepartment of Neurosurgery (C.J.G.), Christian Doppler Klinik, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
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A. Noto
bNeurology (A.N.), Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania
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aFrom the Departments of Neurosurgery (P.H., O.G., S.S.D., M.J.K., C.M.S.)
cDepartment of Neurosurgery (P.H., G.M.W., I.M., C.M.S.), Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
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P. Hendrix, M.K. Collins, O. Goren, G.M. Weiner, S.S. Dalal, I. Melamed, M.J. Kole, C.J. Griessenauer, A. Noto, C.M. Schirmer
Femoral Access-Site Complications with Tenecteplase versus Alteplase before Mechanical Thrombectomy for Large-Vessel-Occlusion Stroke
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