Brain hemorrhage on 24h-CT and functional outcome in stroke patients with cerebral amyloid angiopathy features on pre-thrombolysis MRI treated with intravenous thrombolysis: A case series

In stroke patients treated with intravenous thrombolysis (IVT), presence and high number of strictly lobar cerebral microbleeds (compatible with cerebral amyloid angiopathy, CAA) seems to be associated with increased risk of hemorrhagic transformation, symptomatic hemorrhagic transformation, remote hemorrhage, and poor functional outcome. Some of these CAA patients with cerebral microbleeds also have chronic lobar intracerebral hemorrhage. Few data are available on IVT-treated CAA patients showing cortical superficial siderosis.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - Category: Neurology Authors: Source Type: research