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

Wu, S; Mair, G; Cohen, G; Morris, Z; Von Heijne, A; Bradey, N; Cala, L; Peeters, A; Farrall, AJ; Adami, A; Potter, G; Liu, M; Lindley, RI; Sandercock, PAG; Wardlaw, JM

Liu, M (corresponding author), Sichuan Univ, West China Hosp, Dept Neurol, Chengdu, Sichuan, Peoples R China.; Wardlaw, JM (corresponding author), Univ Edinburgh, Ctr Clin Brain Sci, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.; Wardlaw, JM (corresponding author), Univ Edinburgh, UK Dementia Res Inst Ctr, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

STROKE AND VASCULAR NEUROLOGY, 2021; 6 (2): 238

Abstract

Background Alteplase improves functional outcomes of patients with acute ischaemic stroke, but its effects on symptomatic infarct swelling, an adverse......

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