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Clinical and Sonographic Patterns of Tandem Internal Carotid Artery/Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion in Tissue Plasminogen Activator-Treated Patients Stroke 33:99-102, El-Mitwalli,A.,et al, 2002 See this aricle in Pubmed Article Abstract Tandem ICA/MCA occlusion was found on TCD in 17% of TPA-treated patients. NIHSS scores were similar in patients with isolated MCA and tandem occlusions. Lower NIHSS scores were seen in patients with a higher number of major collateral flow channels and higher Thrombolysis in Brain Ischemia (TIBI) flow grades at the MCA origin.

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