Hyperdense Middle Cerebral Artery Sign on Admission CT Scan – Prognostic Significance for Ischaemic Stroke Patients Treated with Intravenous Thrombolysis in the Safe Implementation of Thrombolysis in Stroke International Stroke Thrombolysis Register

Tatiana V. Kharitonova,Niaz Ahmed,Magnus Thorén,Joanna M. Wardlaw,Rüdiger von Kummer,Joerg Glahn,Nils Wahlgren

Hyperdense Middle Cerebral Artery Sign on Admission CT Scan – Prognostic Significance for Ischaemic Stroke Patients Treated with Intravenous Thrombolysis in the Safe Implementation of Thrombolysis in Stroke International Stroke Thrombolysis Register

2009

Tatiana V. Kharitonova
Niaz Ahmed
Magnus Thorén
Joanna M. Wardlaw
Rüdiger von Kummer
Joerg Glahn
Nils Wahlgren

Background: Hyperdense middle cerebral artery sign (HMCAS) on CT scan before stroke thrombolysis is associated with increased risk for haemorrhage and unfavourable outcome in severa

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Cardiology
Computed tomography
Radiology
Modified Rankin Scale
Middle cerebral artery
Internal medicine
Randomized controlled trial
Thrombolysis
Stroke
Medicine
Diabetes mellitus
ischaemic stroke
increased risk
stroke thrombolysis

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