The hemorrhagic transformation index score: a prediction tool in middle cerebral artery ischemic stroke

Abstract Background We aimed to develop a tool, the hemorrhagic transformation (HT) index (HTI), to predict any HT within 14 days after middle cerebral artery (MCA) stroke onset regardless of the intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (IV rtPA) use. That is especially important in the...

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Main Authors: Mikhail N. Kalinin, Dina R. Khasanova, Murat M. Ibatullin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:BMC Neurology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12883-017-0958-3