Cerebral microbleeds and intravenous thrombolysis: case report

Intravenous thrombolysis is an important procedure that has significant impact on ischemic stroke prognosis. However, intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) is a feared complication of this procedure. It has been suggested that cerebral microbleeds (CMBs) may increase the risk of ICH after thrombolysis. We r...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria 2006-09, Vol.64 (3B), p.855-857, Article 855
Hauptverfasser:	Conforto, Adriana Bastos, Lucato, Leandro Tavares, Leite, Claudia da Costa, Evaristo, Eli Faria, Yamamoto, Fábio Iuji, Scaff, Milberto
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Cerebral Hemorrhage - drug therapy Cerebral Hemorrhage - etiology Female Humans Infusions, Intravenous Magnetic Resonance Imaging NEUROSCIENCES PSYCHIATRY Stroke - complications Thrombolytic Therapy - methods Tissue Plasminogen Activator - therapeutic use Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:	Intravenous thrombolysis is an important procedure that has significant impact on ischemic stroke prognosis. However, intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) is a feared complication of this procedure. It has been suggested that cerebral microbleeds (CMBs) may increase the risk of ICH after thrombolysis. We report on a 69 years-old woman with multiple CMBs submitted to intravenous thrombolysis without complications.
ISSN:	0004-282X 1678-4227 1678-4227 0004-282X
DOI:	10.1590/S0004-282X2006000500027