Objective: To evaluate clinical, biological, and pretreatment imaging variables for predictors of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) related intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH) in stroke patients.
Methods: 48 consecutive patients with hemispheric stroke were given intravenous tPA within seven hours of symptom onset, after computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain. Baseline diffusion weighted (DWI) and perfusion weighted (PWI) imaging volumes, time to peak, mean transit time, regional cerebral blood flow index, and regional cerebral blood volume were evaluated. The distribution of apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values was determined within each DWI lesion.
Results: The symptomatic ICH rate was 8.3% (four of 48); the rate for any ICH was 43.8% (21 of 48). Univariate analysis showed that age, weight, history of hyperlipidaemia, baseline NIHSS score, glucose level, red blood cell count, and lacunar state on MRI were associated with ICH. However, mean 24 hour systolic blood pressure and a hyperdense artery sign on pretreatment CT were the only independent predictors of ICH. Patients with a hyperdense artery sign had larger pretreatment PWI and DWI lesion volumes and a higher NIHSS score. Analysis of the distribution of ADC values within DWI lesions showed that a greater percentage of pixels had lower ADCs (< 400 x 10(-6) mm(2)/s) in patients who experienced ICH than in those who did not.
Conclusion: Key clinical and biological variables, pretreatment CT signs, and MRI indices are associated with tPA related intracerebral haemorrhage.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
---|---|
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1739325 | PMC |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.2004.038158 | DOI Listing |
Radiology
January 2025
From the Dept of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Univ Medical Ctr Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany (L.M., G.B., P.S., J.F., C.P.S.); Dept of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Hosp Bremen-Mitte, Bremen, Germany (M.A., P.P.); Interventional Neuroradiology Section, Dept of Radiology, Donostia Univ Hosp, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain (Á.L., J.Á.L.); Clinic for Radiology, Section for Interventional Radiology, Univ of Münster and Univ Hosp Münster, Münster, Germany (W.S., H.K., C.P.S.); Dept of Neuroradiology, Westpfalz-Klinikum, Kaiserslautern, Germany (W.N.); Dept of Neuroradiology, Otto-von-Guericke-Universitätsklinikum Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany (D.B., M.T.); Inst for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, Univ Hosp Essen, Essen, Germany (H.S., C.D.); Dept of Neuroradiology, Univ of Cologne, Cologne, Germany (C.K., C.Z.); Dept of Neuroradiology, Univ Hosp Aachen, Aachen, Germany (C.W., M. Möhlenbruch); Dept of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, School of Medicine, Technical Univ Munich, Munich, Germany (M.R.H.P., C.M.); Inst of Neuroradiology, Univ Hosps, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany (H.Z.); Dept of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Univ Medical Ctr Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany (M. Ernst, A.J.); Interventional Neuroradiology, Dept of Radiology, Hosp Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain (M.M.G., C.P.G.); Dept of Neuroradiology, Hosp Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain (P.N., A.F.P.); Div of Neurology, Dept of Medicine (L.Y., B.T.), and Div of Interventional Radiology, Dept of Diagnostic Imaging (A.G.), National Univ Health System, Singapore; Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National Univ of Singapore, Singapore (L.Y., B.T., A.G.); Inst of Neuroradiology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany (E.S., M. Miszczuk); Dept of Neuroradiology, Clinic and Policlinic of Radiology, Univ Hosp Halle/Saale, Halle, Germany (S.S.); Dept of Radiology and Neuroradiology, Stadtspital Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland (P.S.); Dept of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Univ Hosp Basel, Basel, Switzerland (P.S., M.P.); Depts of Interventional Neuroradiology (J.Z.P.) and Neurology (G.P.), Hosp Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain; Dept of Neuroradiology, Karolinska Univ Hosp and Dept of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Inst, Stockholm, Sweden (F.A., T.A.); Dept of Medical Imaging, AZ Groeninge, Kortrijk, Belgium (T.A.); Dept of Radiology, Comenius Univ's Jessenius Faculty of Medicine and Univ Hosp, Martin, Slovakia (K.Z.); Dept of Radiology, Aretaieion Univ Hosp, National and Kapodistrian Univ of Athens, Athens, Greece (P.P.); Dept of Neuroradiology, Univ Hosp Marburg, Marburg, Germany (A.K.); Dept of Neuroradiology, Univ Hosp of Bonn, Bonn, Germany (F.D.); and Dept of Neuroradiology, Alfried Krupp Krankenhaus, Essen, Germany (M. Elsharkawy).
Background Symptomatic acute occlusions of the internal carotid artery (ICA) below the circle of Willis can cause a variety of stroke symptoms, even if the major intracranial cerebral arteries remain patent; however, outcome and safety data are limited. Purpose To compare treatment effects and procedural safety of endovascular treatment (EVT) and best medical treatment (BMT) in patients with symptomatic acute occlusions of the ICA below the circle of Willis. Materials and Methods This retrospective, multicenter cohort study from 22 comprehensive stroke centers in Europe and Asia includes patients treated between January 1, 2008, and December 31, 2022.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFront Neurol
January 2025
Department of Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China.
Background: The effect of targeted temperature management (TTM) combined with decompressive craniectomy (DC) on poor-grade aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) has not been previously addressed in the literature. This study aims to investigate the therapeutic outcomes of the combination of TTM and DC in patients with poor-grade aSAH.
Methods: This study represents a secondary analysis of the Multicenter Clinical Research on Targeted Temperature Management of Poor-grade Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (High-Quality TTM for PaSAH), a multicenter prospective study conducted in China.
Int J Gen Med
January 2025
Clinical College of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Neurorehabilitation, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300000, People's Republic of China.
Background: Acute ischemic stroke, especially hemorrhage cerebral infarction (HCI), resulted in the leading causes of mortality and long-term disability across populations. However, fewer researches have focused on the risk factors of first admission and recurrence of HCI.
Methods: The study included 1857 patients who underwent cerebral infarction with or without hemorrhagic transformation.
Ther Adv Neurol Disord
January 2025
Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, 678 Furong Road, Hefei 230601, China.
Background: Dysphagia is a common complication following intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) and is associated with an increased risk of aspiration pneumonia and poor outcomes.
Objectives: This study aimed to explore associated lesion patterns and contributing factors of post-ICH dysphagia, and predict dysphagia outcomes following ICH.
Design: A multicenter, prospective study.
J Multidiscip Healthc
January 2025
Department of Neurosurgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, 362000, People's Republic of China.
Background: Post-traumatic cerebral infarction (PTCI) is a severe complication resulting from traumatic brain injury (TBI), which can lead to permanent neurological damage or death. The investigation of the factors associated with PTCI and the establishment of predictive models are crucial for clinical practice.
Methods: We made a retrospective analysis of clinical data from 1484 TBI patients admitted to the Neurosurgery Department of a provincial hospital from January 2018 to December 2023.
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!