Preexisting Cerebral Microbleeds on Susceptibility-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Post-Thrombolysis Bleeding Risk in 392 Patients [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusions— CMB detected on pretreatment susceptibility-weighted MRI did not increase the risk for ICH or worsen outcome, even when CMB burden, predominant location, or presumed pathogenesis was considered. There was only a small increased risk for ICH outside the infarct with increasing CMB burden that does not advise against thrombolysis in such patients.

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Source: Stroke - May 27, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Gratz, P. P., El-Koussy, M., Hsieh, K., von Arx, S., Mono, M.-L., Heldner, M. R., Fischer, U., Mattle, H. P., Zubler, C., Schroth, G., Gralla, J., Arnold, M., Jung, S. Tags: Acute Stroke Syndromes, Emergency treatment of Stroke, Thrombolysis Clinical Sciences Source Type: research