Old Microbleeds Are a Potential Risk Factor for Cerebral Bleeding After Ischemic Stroke

Nighoghossian, Norbert; Hermier, M.; Adeleine, P; Blanc‐Lasserre, Karine; Derex, Laurent; Honnorat, Jérôme; Philippeau, Frédéric; Dugor, J.F.; Froment, J.C.; Trouillas, P

doi:10.1161/hs0302.104615

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Old Microbleeds Are a Potential Risk Factor for Cerebral Bleeding After Ischemic Stroke

Published in Stroke • Mar 1, 2002

Authors:

Norbert Nighoghossian

M. Hermier

P Adeleine

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: T2*-weighted gradient-echo MRI is known to detect old microbleeds (MBs), considered indicative of microangiopathy. MBs might be a potential risk factor for early cerebral bleeding (CB) after ischemic stroke. Therefore, we assessed the impact of MBs on the occurrence of CB aft...

Subject

Medicine

Stroke (engine)

Magnetic resonance imaging

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