Antithrombotic drug use, cerebral microbleeds, and intracerebral hemorrhage: A systematic review of published and unpublished studies

Stroke

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1222-1228

  Lovelock, Caroline E ^a   Cordonnier, Charlotte ^b   Naka, Hiromitsu ^c   Al Shahi Salman, Rustam ^d   Sudlow, Cathie L M ^d   Sorimachi, Takatoshi ^e   Werring, David J ^f   Gregoire, Simone M ^f   Imaizumi, Toshio ^g   Lee, Seung Hoon ^h   Briley, Dennis ^a   Rothwell, Peter M ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c Suiseikai Kajikawa Hospital   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^e Nishiogi chuo Hospital   (Japan)

^f NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^g Kushiro City General Hospital   (Japan)

^h Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antiplatelet agents; Intracerebral hemorrhage; Microbleeds; Stroke; Warfarin

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; WARFARIN;

ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRUG USE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

ANTICOAGULANTS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; STROKE; WARFARIN;

EID: 77953133723     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.572594     Document Type: Article

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