Cerebral microbleeds and intravenous thrombolysis: case report Micro-hemorragias cerebrais e trombólise endovenosa: relato de caso

Intravenous thrombolysis is an important procedure that has significant impact on ischemic stroke prognosis. However, intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) is a feared complication of this procedure. It has been suggested that cerebral microbleeds (CMBs) may increase the risk of ICH after thrombolysis. We r...

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Main Authors: Adriana Bastos Conforto, Leandro Tavares Lucato, Claudia da Costa Leite, Eli Faria Evaristo, Fábio Iuji Yamamoto, Milberto Scaff
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Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 2006-09-01
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author Adriana Bastos Conforto
Leandro Tavares Lucato
Claudia da Costa Leite
Eli Faria Evaristo
Fábio Iuji Yamamoto
Milberto Scaff
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description Intravenous thrombolysis is an important procedure that has significant impact on ischemic stroke prognosis. However, intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) is a feared complication of this procedure. It has been suggested that cerebral microbleeds (CMBs) may increase the risk of ICH after thrombolysis. We report on a 69 years-old woman with multiple CMBs submitted to intravenous thrombolysis without complications.<br>A trombólise endovenosa é um procedimento importante que tem impacto significativo sobre o prognóstico de pacientes com acidente vascular cerebral isquêmico. Contudo, a hemorragia intracraniana (HIC) é complicação temida deste procedimento. Foi sugerido que micro-hemorragias cerebrais (MHC) aumentem o risco de HIC após trombólise. Relatamos o caso de mulher de 69 anos com múltiplas MHCs submetida a trombólise endovenosa sem complicações.
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spelling doaj-art-3ce3ba122bce4a1caa2aff6c4ee0101a2025-08-20T01:56:35ZengThieme Revinter PublicaçõesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria0004-282X1678-42272006-09-01643b85585710.1590/S0004-282X2006000500027Cerebral microbleeds and intravenous thrombolysis: case report Micro-hemorragias cerebrais e trombólise endovenosa: relato de casoAdriana Bastos ConfortoLeandro Tavares LucatoClaudia da Costa LeiteEli Faria EvaristoFábio Iuji YamamotoMilberto ScaffIntravenous thrombolysis is an important procedure that has significant impact on ischemic stroke prognosis. However, intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) is a feared complication of this procedure. It has been suggested that cerebral microbleeds (CMBs) may increase the risk of ICH after thrombolysis. We report on a 69 years-old woman with multiple CMBs submitted to intravenous thrombolysis without complications.<br>A trombólise endovenosa é um procedimento importante que tem impacto significativo sobre o prognóstico de pacientes com acidente vascular cerebral isquêmico. Contudo, a hemorragia intracraniana (HIC) é complicação temida deste procedimento. Foi sugerido que micro-hemorragias cerebrais (MHC) aumentem o risco de HIC após trombólise. Relatamos o caso de mulher de 69 anos com múltiplas MHCs submetida a trombólise endovenosa sem complicações.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2006000500027trombólisemicro-hemorragiasangiopatia amilóidehemorragia intracranianaacidente vascular cerebralthrombolysiscerebral microbleedsamyloid angiopathyintracranial hemorrhagestroke
spellingShingle Adriana Bastos Conforto
Leandro Tavares Lucato
Claudia da Costa Leite
Eli Faria Evaristo
Fábio Iuji Yamamoto
Milberto Scaff
Cerebral microbleeds and intravenous thrombolysis: case report Micro-hemorragias cerebrais e trombólise endovenosa: relato de caso
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
trombólise
micro-hemorragias
angiopatia amilóide
hemorragia intracraniana
acidente vascular cerebral
thrombolysis
cerebral microbleeds
amyloid angiopathy
intracranial hemorrhage
stroke
title Cerebral microbleeds and intravenous thrombolysis: case report Micro-hemorragias cerebrais e trombólise endovenosa: relato de caso
title_full Cerebral microbleeds and intravenous thrombolysis: case report Micro-hemorragias cerebrais e trombólise endovenosa: relato de caso
title_fullStr Cerebral microbleeds and intravenous thrombolysis: case report Micro-hemorragias cerebrais e trombólise endovenosa: relato de caso
title_full_unstemmed Cerebral microbleeds and intravenous thrombolysis: case report Micro-hemorragias cerebrais e trombólise endovenosa: relato de caso
title_short Cerebral microbleeds and intravenous thrombolysis: case report Micro-hemorragias cerebrais e trombólise endovenosa: relato de caso
title_sort cerebral microbleeds and intravenous thrombolysis case report micro hemorragias cerebrais e trombolise endovenosa relato de caso
topic trombólise
micro-hemorragias
angiopatia amilóide
hemorragia intracraniana
acidente vascular cerebral
thrombolysis
cerebral microbleeds
amyloid angiopathy
intracranial hemorrhage
stroke
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2006000500027
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