Hyperdense artery sign, symptomatic infarct swelling and effect of alteplase in acute ischaemic stroke

Background Alteplase improves functional outcomes of patients with acute ischaemic stroke, but its effects on symptomatic infarct swelling, an adverse complication of stroke and the influence of CT hyperdense artery sign (HAS) are unclear. This substudy of the Third International Stroke Trial aimed...

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Main Authors: Ming Liu, Joanna M Wardlaw, Grant Mair, Richard I Lindley, Simiao Wu, Geoff Cohen, Zoe Morris, Anders von Heijne, Nick Bradey, Lesley Cala, Andre Peeters, Andrew J Farrall, Alessandro Adami, Gillian Potter, Peter A G Sandercock
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group
Series:Stroke and Vascular Neurology
Online Access:https://svn.bmj.com/content/early/2020/11/26/svn-2020-000569.full