Asymptomatic hemorrhage after thrombolysis may not be benign: prognosis by hemorrhage type in the Canadian alteplase for stroke effectiveness study registry.

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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: There is ongoing controversy about the impact of hemorrhagic transformation after thrombolysis on long-term functional outcome. We sought to study the relation between the type of hemorrhagic transformation on CT scans and functional outcome. METHODS: Data were obtained from the Canadian Alteplase for Stroke Effectiveness Study. This study was established as a registry to prospectively collect data for acute stroke patients receiving intravenous alteplase within 3 hour...

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Authors: Dzialowski, I; Pexman, J; Barber, P; Demchuk, A; Buchan, A

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Stroke; a journal of cerebral circulation
• Volume: 38
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 75-79
• Publication date: 2007-01-01
• DOI: 10.1161/01.str.0000251644.76546.62
• EISSN: 1524-4628
• ISSN: 0039-2499
• Language: English
• Keywords: Prospective Studies; Canada; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Registries; Female; Tissue Plasminogen Activator; Cohort Studies; Adult; Cerebral Hemorrhage; Prognosis; Male; Aged, 80 and over; CASES Investigators; Treatment Outcome; Predictive Value of Tests; Aged; Humans; Stroke; Fibrinolytic Agents; Middle Aged; Cerebral Arteries; Brain Ischemia