Cerebral microbleeds shouldn’t dictate treatment of acute stroke: a retrospective cohort study evaluating risk of intracerebral hemorrhage
Abstract Background Intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (IV tPA) after acute ischemic stroke carries the risk of symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage (sICH). Cerebral microbleeds (CMBs) may indicate increased risk of hemorrhage and can be seen on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In this study,...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-03-01
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Series: | BMC Neurology |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12883-018-1029-0 |