The Impact of Intracranial Carotid Artery Calcification on the Development of Thrombolysis-Induced Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Conclusion: A significantly higher percentage of patients with moderate to severe ICAC developed ICH following tPA administration for stroke. ICAC severity is an independent risk factor for ICH events. ICAC severity can help predict short-term and long-term functional dependency in tPA-treated patients, although this can be confounded by other cardiovascular risk factors and stroke severity.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - June 24, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Ting-Chun Lin, Tzu-Hao Chao, Yao Shieh, Tsong-Hai Lee, Yeu-Jhy Chang, Jiann-Der Lee, Tsung-I Peng, Ku-Chou Chang, Chia-Wei Liou, Ting-Yu Chang, Kuo Lun Hung, Chien-Hung Chang Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research