Frequency and predictors of symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage after intravenous thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke in a Brazilian public hospital

Frequency and predictors of symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage after intravenous thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke in a Brazilian public hospital

OBJECTIVE: Scarce data are available on the occurrence of symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage related to intravenous thrombolysis for acute stroke in South America. We aimed to address the frequency and clinical predictors of symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage after stroke thrombolysis at our terti...

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Main Authors: Pedro Telles Cougo-Pinto, Bruno Lopes dos Santos, Francisco Antunes Dias, Soraia Ramos Cabette Fabio, Ilana Vaula Werneck, Millene Rodrigues Camilo, Daniel Giansante Abud, João Pereira Leite, Octavio Marques Pontes-Neto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2012-07-01
Series:Clinics
Subjects:
Acute Stroke
Thrombolytic Therapy
Brain Hemorrhage
Statins
Tissue Plasminogen Activator
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322012000700006

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