Interaction of incidental microbleeds and prior use of antithrombotics with early hemorrhagic transformation: Causative or protective?

Background: Gradient echo (GRE) sequence of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a sensitive tool to detect hemorrhagic transformation (HT) and old cerebral microbleeds (CMBs). Presence of CMBs and prior use of antithrombotics pose a risk of HT in ischemic stroke. We evaluated the association of CMBs...

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Main Authors: Konark Malhotra, Monica Khunger, Bichun Ouyang, David S Liebeskind, Yousef M Mohammad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology
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Online Access:http://www.annalsofian.org/article.asp?issn=0972-2327;year=2016;volume=19;issue=4;spage=467;epage=471;aulast=Malhotra