Hyperdense middle cerebral artery sign is associated with increased risk of hemorrhagic transformation after intravenous thrombolysis for patients with acute ischaemic stroke

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 984-987

  Zou, Ming ^a,b   Churilov, Leonid ^c   He, Anna ^b   Campbell, Bruce ^b,c   Davis, Stephen M ^b   Yan, Bernard ^b,c  

^a TIANJIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hemorrhagic transformation; Hyperdense middle artery sign; Intracerebral hemorrhage; Thrombolytic therapy

Indexed keywords

TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BLOOD VESSEL PARAMETERS; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EUROPEAN AUSTRALASIAN ACUTE STROKE STUDY CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGIC TRANSFORMATION; HUMAN; HYPERDENSE MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY SIGN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH STROKE SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAFE IMPLEMENTATION OF THROMBOLYSIS IN STROKE MONITORING STUDY CRITERIA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STROKE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84879010850     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: 15322653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2012.10.013     Document Type: Article

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