Journal article
Cerebral hemorrhage after intra-arterial thrombolysis for ischemic stroke
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the frequency, clinical characteristics, and predictors of symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) after intraarterial (IA) thrombolysis with recombinant pro-urokinase (r-proUK) in acute ischemic stroke.
METHOD: The authors conducted an exploratory analysis of symptomatic ICH from a randomized, controlled clinical trial of IA thrombolysis with r-proUK for patients with angiographically documented occlusion of the middle …
Authors
Kase CS; Furlan AJ; Wechsler LR; Higashida RT; Rowley HA; Hart RG; Molinari GF; Frederick LS; Roberts HC; Gebel JM
Journal
Neurology, Vol. 57, No. 9, pp. 1603–1610
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
November 13, 2001
DOI
10.1212/wnl.57.9.1603
ISSN
0028-3878
Fields of Research (FoR)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Acute DiseaseAgedAnticoagulantsBrain IschemiaCerebral HemorrhageDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleFibrinolytic AgentsHeparinHumansHyperglycemiaMaleMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisRecombinant ProteinsRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexStrokeThrombolytic TherapyUrokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator