Is acute reperfusion therapy safe in acute ischemic stroke patients who harbor unruptured intracranial aneurysm?

ConclusionOur findings suggest that neither intravenous thrombolysis nor combination of intravenous and intra‐arterial thrombolysis increases the risk of aneurysmal hemorrhage in acute ischemic stroke patients who harbor unruptured intracranial aneurysms less than 10 mm in diameter. Their listing in exclusion criteria for intravenous thrombolysis should be reconsidered to assure appropriate use of acute reperfusion therapy in this group of patients.

Source: International Journal of Stroke - September 17, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Ashkan Mowla, Karanbir Singh, Sandhya Mehla, Mohammad K. Ahmed, Peyman Shirani, Haris Kamal, Chandan Krishna, Robert N. Sawyer, Marilou Ching, Adnan H. Siddiqui, Elad I. Levy, Kenneth V. Snyder, Annemarie Crumlish, L. N. Hopkins Tags: Research Source Type: research