Mechanical thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke with cerebral microbleeds

Conclusions
Patients with CMBs are not at increased risk for HT and mortality following mechanical thrombectomy for acute stroke. Excluding such patients from mechanical thrombectomy is unwarranted. The risk of HT in patients with ≥5 CMBs requires further study.

Source: Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery - May 12, 2016 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Shi, Z.-S., Duckwiler, G. R., Jahan, R., Tateshima, S., Gonzalez, N. R., Szeder, V., Saver, J. L., Kim, D., Ali, L. K., Starkman, S., Vespa, P. M., Salamon, N., Villablanca, J. P., Vinuela, F., Feng, L., Loh, Y., Liebeskind, D. S. Tags: Ischemic stroke Source Type: research